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Deerleap Wood

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

51.22128, -0.39965

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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
  • 🅿️Abinger Roughs 53m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Montagne's Cylinder-moss, Curly Crisp-moss +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Marsh Tit, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Marsh Tit, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small White +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small White +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 22

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

34 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box HillWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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
FP 14public footpath · 395 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 395 mPath type: footway
FP 13public footpath · 136 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 136 mPath type: footway
FP 117public footpath · 140 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

41 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

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 12bridleway · 763 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 763 mSurface settPath type: track
BW 126bridleway · 53 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 53 mSurface settPath type: track
BW 126bridleway · 988 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 988 mPath type: bridleway
BW 114bridleway · 347 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 347 mPath type: bridleway
BW 125bridleway · 133 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 133 mSurface settPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track alongside Deerleap Wood, Wotton near Dorking

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track alongside Deerleap Wood, Wotton near Dorking

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Polesden Lacey EstateUrban park4.5 km→✦POLESDEN LACEYHistoric site4.5 km→🌱St Barnabas's ChurchUrban park3.9 km→🦉SHEEPLEASNature reserve4.6 km→✦Bowl barrow east of Leaser's BarnHistoric site700 m→✦Abinger MotteHistoric site2.2 km→

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