Getting here
51.20216, -0.40689
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Playgrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies65%Named cycling route nearby: Surrey Cycleway
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
31
25 named nearby · 6 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
46
46 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
45
45 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Mole Gap Trail · Walking0
Shere Parish Millennium Trail · Walking0
Prospects of Polesden (SCC) · Walking0
Ranmore Circular (SCC) · Walking9.5 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
FP 15 · public footpath
About this historic site
Abinger Motte is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · 133m
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Playground
144m away
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱The Church GreenUrban park100 m→✦Anstiebury Camp: a large multivallate hillfort south-east of Crockers FarmHistoric site4.4 km→✦Motte castle at Abinger Manor.Historic site0 m→🌱The Church GreenUrban park0 m→✦Large univallate hillfort at FeldayHistoric site1.4 km→✦Bowl barrow east of Leaser's BarnHistoric site2.2 km→