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Four Acre Upper Woods

✦ Ancient woodland34 ha

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

51.25292, -0.20401

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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
  • ⛺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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Green Hound's-tongue, Yellow Archangel · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Large White +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Heathland Trail (Headley Heath NT)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Chipstead walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

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

Epsom link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

28 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coppice Lanebyway open to all traffic · 366 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 366 mPath type: residential
Underhill Park Roadbridleway · 120 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 120 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Fort Lanebridleway · 128 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Coppice Lanebyway open to all traffic · 211 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 211 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Coppice Lanebyway open to all traffic · 128 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 128 mSurface dirtPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Across former Reigate Hill Quarry

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Across former Reigate Hill Quarry

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🌱Priory ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Priory ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦REIGATE PRIORYHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Redhill Memorial ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Reigate CastleHistoric site1.6 km→

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