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✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.20774, -0.45540

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Foxglove, Herb-Robert, Yellow Pimpernel +11 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Leuctra fusca +265 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Leuctra fusca +265 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wild Strawberry, Bramble, Mouse-ear-hawkweed

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh 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
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

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 155bridleway · 222 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 222 mPath type: bridleway
BW 155bridleway · 144 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 144 mPath type: bridleway
Towerhill Lanebridleway · 913 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 913 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Parklandsbyway open to all traffic · 368 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 368 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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