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Great Oaks - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.34589, -0.33461

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 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

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route
Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 8)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
LOOP link to Malden Manor stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 31Cycling route
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
LCN 31Cycling route
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
Cycleway 29Cycling route
Named routeRef C29Regional cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Birchwood Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
New Roadbyway open to all traffic · 688 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 688 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland at Great Oaks, Oxshott

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland at Great Oaks, Oxshott

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱National Trust - Claremont Landscape GardensUrban park3.3 km→🦉HORTON COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.2 km→🦉EPSOM COMMONNature reserve3.5 km→🌱Mounthill GardensUrban park4.7 km→🦉ASHTEAD PARKNature reserve4.7 km→🌱Sir Francis Barker Recreation GroundUrban park1.8 km→

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