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Earthworks of Surrey Iron Railway

2 ha

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.28018, -0.15594

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Floating Crystalwort +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Floating Crystalwort +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London Loop DiversionWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
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
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Catherham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Lime Works Roadbridleway · 217 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 217 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Iron Railway Vineyard

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Iron Railway Vineyard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉BANSTEAD WOODS AND CHIPSTEAD DOWNSNature reserve3.4 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Redhill Memorial ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park4.2 km→🌱Grange ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Coulsdon CommonUrban park4 km→

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