Five Acre Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Tandridge Getting here
51.21894, 0.01677
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Staffhurst Wood (St. Silvan's) 99m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Staffhurst Wood (St. Silvan's) 99m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Athous haemorrhoidalis +52 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Athous haemorrhoidalis +52 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Hyacinthoides +98 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Hyacinthoides +98 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 22 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 Greensand way (Oxted Spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Weardale Circular Walk From Chartwell Walking route 8 km ▾
This beautiful circular walk links Chartwell and Emmetts Garden; passing through the woodland areas of Toys Hill and Hosey Common, as well as the pretty hamlet of French Street. Gentle slopes and occasional uneven terrain with steps. Potential livestock.
Named route Length 8 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Over the Downs to Oxted Mill walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Limpsfield Community Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Tower Wood Drag Cycling route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Staffhurst Wood Rd, Dwelly Lane junction
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Wildlife to spot
6,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,858 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +40
Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +7
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Athous haemorrhoidalis · Acorn Weevil · Potamophylax cingulatus · Rhinocyllus conicus · Fannia mollissima +9
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Potamophylax cingulatus Potamophylax cingulatus2022 Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2022 Fannia mollissima Fannia mollissima2022 Pondskater Gerris 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Giant Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Grass Vetchling
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2022 Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,858 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +40
Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +7
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Athous haemorrhoidalis · Acorn Weevil · Potamophylax cingulatus · Rhinocyllus conicus · Fannia mollissima +9
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Potamophylax cingulatus Potamophylax cingulatus2022 Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2022 Fannia mollissima Fannia mollissima2022 Pondskater Gerris 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Giant Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Grass Vetchling
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2022 Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eurasian Serotine
Eurasian Serotine
Cnephaeus serotinus
Cnephaeus serotinus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
American Mink Neovison vison2024
American Mink Neovison vison2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2022
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2022
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2021
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2021
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2021
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 2022
2022
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2021
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2021
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2021
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2021
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2021
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2021
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2021
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2021
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2021
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2021
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2021
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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