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Dry Hill Fort

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.15667, 0.04522

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +111 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bluebell +35 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bluebell +35 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dormans Park Walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 21Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Moon's Lanebridleway · 955 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 955 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
SR635bridleway · 132 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 132 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Enclosure for the reservoir, Dry Hill Fort

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Enclosure for the reservoir, Dry Hill Fort

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱East CourtUrban park4.4 km→🌱East Court War Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park4.4 km→🌱War Memorial GardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱East Court War Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Gun PondUrban park4.9 km→✦GREATHED MANORHistoric site1.8 km→

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