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Croham Hurst

64 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome64 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
  • 🅿️Whitgift Sports Club 424m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

9 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 — Heath Star Moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Neat Feather-moss +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Calathus melanocephalus +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Calathus melanocephalus +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

162 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 213Cycling route
Named routeRef 213Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
Route 212Cycling route
Named routeRef 212Local cycle route
Route (21)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route - short linking loop around the Sports Ground / Oasis Academy Arena

Named routeRef (21)Local cycle route
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Fox Footpathbridleway · 791 m

Vegetation on either edge, in some parts the path is totally over grown and not useable.

Public pathbridlewayLength 791 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Ballards Farm Roadbridleway · 583 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 583 mSurface gravelPath type: service

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