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Old Simm's Copse - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.23335, -0.41137

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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
  • 🅿️White Down Car Park 275m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
FP 128public footpath · 330 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 330 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
FP 127public footpath · 83 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 83 mPath type: service
FP 128public footpath · 66 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named 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

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
SquirrellyMountain bike route
Named route
DeleriumMountain bike route
Named route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
CaspersMountain bike route
Named route
Windy WillowsMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Drove Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
Drove Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
Sheepwalk Lane (BY 104)byway open to all traffic · 1.6 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.6 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track
BY 5byway open to all traffic · 256 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 256 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland, White Downs

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland, White Downs

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🌱Polesden Lacey EstateUrban park3.9 km→✦POLESDEN LACEYHistoric site4 km→🦉SHEEPLEASNature reserve3 km→🌱St Barnabas's ChurchUrban park4 km→✦ALBURY PARKHistoric site5 km→✦Bowl barrow east of Leaser's BarnHistoric site1.3 km→

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