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Chantry Wood

✦ Ancient woodland74 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome74 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Nettle-leaved Bellflower · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

22 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Fox WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Scholar's TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wey-South PathWalking route

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

Named routeRegional walking route

Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route

Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route

Silent Poolpublic footpath · 747 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 747 mPath type: path

FP 84public footpath · 719 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 719 mPath type: track

BW 246apublic footpath · 376 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 376 mPath type: bridleway

🚴

Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

A3 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef A3Local cycle route

Route 223Cycling route

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Son of CocoMountain bike route

Named routeFriends of hurtwood

DeleriumMountain bike route

Named route

Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Logans RunMountain bike route

Named routeFriends of hurtwood

Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route

Named route

Van Gogh's Missing EarMountain bike route

Named routeFriends of hurtwood

🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

BW 146bridleway · 775 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 775 mIncline upPath type: bridleway

BW 147bridleway · 918 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 918 mPath type: bridleway

BW 147bridleway · 1.7 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.7 kmSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

31,512 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,512 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +44

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CootFulica atra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Dock Bug · Willow Emerald Damselfly +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Nettle-leaved Bellflower

Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,512 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +44

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CootFulica atra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Dock Bug · Willow Emerald Damselfly +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Nettle-leaved Bellflower

Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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