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Cranleigh Golf and Leisure Club

✦ Ancient woodland108 ha
WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome108 ha

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 177m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Himalayan Balsam, Common Toadflax +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Great Tit +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Great Tit +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Large White, Small White +118 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Large White, Small White +118 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 89 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 m

A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Wykehurst Lanepublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mPath type: residential
Wykehurst Lanepublic footpath · 19 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mPath type: residential
Wykehurst Lanepublic footpath · 316 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 316 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
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
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

40 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
Upper Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Secret GardenMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wanborough Lanebridleway · 348 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 348 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile on the path to Cranleigh

Stile on the path to Cranleigh

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