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Cockley Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.24643, -0.11592

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 371m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Gadwall, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Gadwall, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Chipstead walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Over the Downs to Oxted Mill walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stychens Lane (path)public footpath · 616 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 616 mPath type: footway
Deans Lanepublic footpath · 133 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 133 mPath type: service
Clare Cottagespublic footpath · 146 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Catherham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Water Lanebridleway · 212 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 212 mSurface unpavedPath type: cycleway
Water Lanebridleway · 209 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 209 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from the greensand ridge

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from the greensand ridge

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🌱Grange MeadowUrban park1.5 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Redhill Memorial ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Westway CommonUrban park4.8 km→🌱Timber Hill ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱BattlebridgeUrban park3.2 km→

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