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Burningfold Polo Club

✦ Ancient woodland303 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome303 ha

Getting here

51.08791, -0.56324

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Ivy, Bramble +155 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Goldcrest +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Goldcrest +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Winkworth to Oakhurst Wonder Walk, WinkworthWalking route4 km

Connect 3 special National Trust places in West Weald. Start at Winkworth Arboretum, meander through woodland to Hydons Ball with views over the Surrey countryside & finish at Oakhurst Cottage, a 16th century labourer's home which hasnt changed for 100yrs

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Parsonage Lanepublic footpath · 662 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 662 mPath type: service
Rosemary Lane (FP419)public footpath · 533 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 533 mPath type: track
Parsonage Lanepublic footpath · 92 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mPath type: service
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Haslemere link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

32 public paths nearby

Public paths
Upper Ifoldbridleway · 339 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 339 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Rosemary Lane (BW 419)bridleway · 562 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 562 mPath type: track
Hurlands Lanebridleway · 121 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 121 mPath type: unclassified
BW 417bridleway · 2.7 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.7 kmPath type: bridleway
BW 635bridleway · 716 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 716 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland track

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland track

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dunsfold GreenUrban park3.7 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.9 km→🌱The Countryways ExperienceUrban park3.1 km→✦The Holy WellHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Dunsfold CommonUrban park2.7 km→🌱Dunsfold CommonUrban park2.7 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Dam 169

957 m→
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Sidney Wood

1.3 km→

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