Far Blacklands Romano-British Iron Bloomery, 580m NNW of Great Cansiron Farm 4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Getting here
51.12535, 0.06782
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Spotted Woodpecker ✦ 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Spotted Woodpecker ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Common Pocket-moss +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dormans Park Walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 283 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 175 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 175 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cansiron Lane bridleway · 474 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 474 m Surface dirt Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Jackdaw +37
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Tit Parus major2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · American Mink · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer +1
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus American Mink Neovison vison2022 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Birch Catkin Bug · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Darter +2
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Atrichum undulatum · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +64
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021 Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2021 Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2021 Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2021 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2021 Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Jackdaw +37
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Tit Parus major2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · American Mink · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer +1
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus American Mink Neovison vison2022 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Birch Catkin Bug · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Darter +2
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Atrichum undulatum · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +64
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021 Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2021 Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2021 Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2021 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2021 Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Mole Talpa europaea2021
Mole Talpa europaea2021 2021
2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021 Kindbergia praelonga2021
Kindbergia praelonga2021
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2021
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2021
Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida2021
Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida2021
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2021
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2021
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2021
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2021
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2021
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2021
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2021
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2021
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2021
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2021
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2021
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2021
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2021
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2021
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2021
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2021
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2021
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2021
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2021
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2021
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2023
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2022
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2022
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis2021
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis2021
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2021
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2021
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2021
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2021
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2021
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2021
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2021
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2021
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2021
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2021
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2021
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2021
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2021
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2021
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2021
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2021
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2021
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2021
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2021
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2021
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2021
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2021
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2021
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2021
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2021
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2021
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2021
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2021
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2021
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2021
Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides2021
Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides2021
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2021
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2021
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2021
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2021
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2021
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2021
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2021
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2021
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2021
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2021
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2021
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2021
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2021
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2021
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2020
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2020
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2020
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2020
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2020
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2020
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2020
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2020
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2020
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2020
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2020
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2020
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2020
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2020
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2020
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2020
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2020
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2020
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2020
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