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Ellix Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.20776, -0.40839

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +238 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +238 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Man Orchid, Himalayan Balsam +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

24 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 m

A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
FP 15public footpath · 689 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 689 mPath type: track
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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
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Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

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Im Still StandingCycling route
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RegurgitatorCycling route
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Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
SquirrellyMountain bike route
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DeleriumMountain bike route
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Upper Treaders TrailMountain bike route
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Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
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Secret GardenMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ellix Wood, Abinger Common

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ellix Wood, Abinger Common

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Nearby places

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✦ALBURY PARKHistoric site5 km→✦Abinger MotteHistoric site600 m→✦Motte castle at Abinger Manor.Historic site600 m→🌱The Church GreenUrban park700 m→🌱The Church GreenUrban park700 m→✦Bowl barrow east of Leaser's BarnHistoric site1.6 km→

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