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Firtree Copse

✦ Ancient woodland150 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome150 ha

Getting here

51.10054, -0.54376

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Avens, Pendulous Sedge, False-brome +138 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Bristly Oxtongue +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Song Thrush, Blackbird +27 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Song Thrush, Blackbird +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wey-South PathWalking route

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

Named routeRegional walking route
Octavia Hill Walk around Hydon's Ball and Heath, HindheadWalking route2.4 km

A relaxing circular walk through shady woodland & across open heathland. Sandy soil makes it ideal for families in all seasons. Hydon's Ball is within the Surrey Hills AONB & is a memorial to National Trust co-founder, Octavia Hill, who died in 1912.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Winkworth to Oakhurst Wonder Walk, WinkworthWalking route4 km

Connect 3 special National Trust places in West Weald. Start at Winkworth Arboretum, meander through woodland to Hydons Ball with views over the Surrey countryside & finish at Oakhurst Cottage, a 16th century labourer's home which hasnt changed for 100yrs

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Rosemary Lane (FP419)public footpath · 533 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 533 mPath type: track
FP 415public footpath · 596 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 596 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Sachel Court Drivepublic footpath · 332 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 332 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Haslemere link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 223Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

28 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sachelhill Lanebridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmPath type: bridleway
Rosemary Lane (BW 419)bridleway · 562 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 562 mPath type: track
BW 417abridleway · 122 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 122 mPath type: bridleway
BW 417bridleway · 2.7 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.7 kmPath type: bridleway
BW 635bridleway · 716 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 716 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sidney Wood, Dunsfold

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sidney Wood, Dunsfold

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dunsfold GreenUrban park2.7 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park3 km→🌱The Countryways ExperienceUrban park1.3 km→✦The Holy WellHistoric site2.8 km→✦Hascombe Camp: a small multivallate hillfort north west of Lodge FarmHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Dunsfold CommonUrban park1.6 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Sidney Wood

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Dam 169

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