Swite's Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland2 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.14236, 0.00186
Open directionsv
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km▾
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route▾
Tandridge Border PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Yew Tree WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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
Main RouteCycling route283 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
9,759 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,759 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +36
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwiftApus apus
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Denticollis linearis · Helophilus pendulus · Face Fly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Sphaerophoria scripta +15
- Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Ribwort Plantain · Enchanter's-nightshade · Sycamore · Wall-rue · Honeysuckle +26
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,759 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +36
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwiftApus apus
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Denticollis linearis · Helophilus pendulus · Face Fly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Sphaerophoria scripta +15
- Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Ribwort Plantain · Enchanter's-nightshade · Sycamore · Wall-rue · Honeysuckle +26
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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