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Etherley Copse

✦ Ancient woodland47 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha

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
  • Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Sanicle, Woodruff +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 16 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
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Leith Hill '50 things' Trail, Leith HillWalking route4 km

Two part family-friendly trail – start around the Rhododendron Wood, then head up Leith Hill, Surrey's 2nd highest. Leith Hill is a great place to learn about nature & for children to tackle the '50 things to do before you’re 11¾'. One steep section.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Trailpublic footpath · 370 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 370 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

42 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

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Road (BW45)bridleway · 830 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 830 mPath type: bridleway
Fire Road (BW 39)bridleway · 454 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 454 mPath type: bridleway
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Road (BW 45)bridleway · 218 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 218 mPath type: bridleway
BW 140bridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Leith Hill Road to Leith Hill (BW 142)bridleway · 161 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 161 mSurface compactedIncline upPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View up the side of Etherley Copse

View up the side of Etherley Copse

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