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Highridge Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.21353, -0.28460

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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 339m 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

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box HillWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Box Hill Hike, Box HillWalking route12.8 km

Circular walk, dog friendly, steep climbs and steps, paths may be slippery in winter, Please take care with your footing and wear suitable footwear for the conditions, Broadwood's Folly, Mickleham Gallops

Named routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 04:00;06:00Round tripLocal walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Epsom link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Summer LightningMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Highridge Lanebridleway · 72 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 72 mPath type: bridleway
Highridge Lanebridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Paths in Highridge Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Paths in Highridge Wood

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🌱Meadowbank ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Dorking Rec - Meadowbank Recreation GroundUrban park4.2 km→✦Bowl barrow on Box Hill, 250m north-west of BoxhurstHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Donkey GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Box HillUrban park4.3 km→✦Box Hill Fort: a London mobilisation centreHistoric site4.5 km→

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