Damphurst Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 46 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 46 ha
Places › England › South East › Mole Valley Getting here
51.20769, -0.38702
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Friday Street 292m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Friday Street 292m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Man Orchid, Himalayan Balsam +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Nemurella pictetii, Leuctra fusca +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Nemurella pictetii, Leuctra fusca +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Procumbent Yellow-sorrel, Bristly Oxtongue, Smooth Hawk's-beard
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shere Parish Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Prospects of Polesden (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ranmore Circular (SCC) Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Length 9.5 km Local walking route
Show on map FP125 public footpath · 611 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 611 m Path type: footway
Show on map FP 125 public footpath · 104 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 104 m Path type: service
Show on map FP 119 public footpath · 228 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 228 m Path type: track
Show on map 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Wookies Hole Cycling route ▾
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Im Still Standing Cycling route ▾
Regurgitator Cycling route ▾
Holmwood Common_Circular Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Son of Coco Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Squirrelly Mountain bike route ▾
Delerium Mountain bike route ▾
Upper Treaders Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Lower Treaders Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Secret Garden Mountain bike route ▾
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
BW 571 bridleway · 485 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 485 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Wolvens Lane byway open to all traffic · 226 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 226 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Wolvens Lane byway open to all traffic · 219 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 219 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Friday Street bridleway · 877 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 877 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map BW 31 bridleway · 768 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 768 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,675 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,675 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hawfinch · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +30
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Leuctra fusca · Leuctra nigra · Gatekeeper · Nemurella pictetii +31
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2024 Leuctra nigra Leuctra nigra2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Nemurella pictetii Nemurella pictetii2024 American Skunk-cabbage · Pasqueflower · Man Orchid
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris Man Orchid Orchis anthropophora2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,675 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hawfinch · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +30
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Leuctra fusca · Leuctra nigra · Gatekeeper · Nemurella pictetii +31
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2024 Leuctra nigra Leuctra nigra2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Nemurella pictetii Nemurella pictetii2024 American Skunk-cabbage · Pasqueflower · Man Orchid
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris Man Orchid Orchis anthropophora2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Comma
Comma
Polygonia c-album2024
Polygonia c-album2024
Nemoura cinerea Nemoura cinerea2024
Nemoura cinerea Nemoura cinerea2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium2024
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Nemoura avicularis Nemoura avicularis2024
Nemoura avicularis Nemoura avicularis2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica2024
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2024
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2024
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2024
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2024
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2024
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum2024
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Nemoura erratica Nemoura erratica2024
Nemoura erratica Nemoura erratica2024
Leuctra hippopus Leuctra hippopus2024
Leuctra hippopus Leuctra hippopus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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