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Frithys Wood

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome22 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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse riding

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Coot +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Coot +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hart's-Tongue, Hawthorn +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn, Ground-elder

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Carabus problematicus +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Carabus problematicus +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Western)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Guildford Nature TrailWalking route
Named route
Scholar's TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

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

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mars TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Phobos TrailCycling route
Named routeRef PhobosLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Earth TrailCycling route
Named routeRef EarthLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route

Guildford to Chertsey

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Newlands Corner BombholesMountain bike route
Named route
Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route
Named route
Newlands Corner Bombholes 2Mountain bike route
Named route
Cobra KaiMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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