Getting here
51.17935, -0.33222
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Rowan +6 more foraging species
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Bluebell, Wood Sage +41 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bramble, Bluebell, Wood Sage +41 more · last seen 2024
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +28 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
14 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route
Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood CommonWalking route5 km
Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.
Abinger Roughs to Gomshall Walking Circuit, North Downs WestWalking route9.9 km
A fairly strenuous 6.2-mile walk through woodland, farmland, grassland and open countryside, but with the pretty village of Gomshall and its various pubs and tea-rooms en route for an ideal pit-stop and recharge. 1 steep hill & seasonally muddy.
🚴Cycling
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Im Still StandingCycling route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
🚵Mountain biking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
The GardenMountain bike route
Route 66Mountain bike route
Summer LightningMountain bike route
Toad of Toad HallMountain bike route
CaspersMountain bike route
Windy WillowsMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Moorhurst Lanebridleway · 403 m
Moorhurst Lanebridleway · 596 m
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