Furze Field ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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51.15980, -0.40663
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Parrot's-feather, Woodruff +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shere Parish Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith Hill Walking route 800 m ▾
A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.
Named route Length 800 m Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Leith Hill '50 things' Trail, Leith Hill Walking route 4 km ▾
Two part family-friendly trail – start around the Rhododendron Wood, then head up Leith Hill, Surrey's 2nd highest. Leith Hill is a great place to learn about nature & for children to tackle the '50 things to do before you’re 11¾'. One steep section.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Wookies Hole Cycling route ▾
Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Im Still Standing Cycling route ▾
Regurgitator Cycling route ▾
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Son of Coco Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Squirrelly Mountain bike route ▾
Delerium Mountain bike route ▾
Upper Treaders Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Lower Treaders Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Secret Garden Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
2,902 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,902 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 🦌 Mammals 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Myotis Bat species +5
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Long-eared Bat species Plecotus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Nemoura erratica · Red-legged Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +6
Nemoura erratica Nemoura erratica2021 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Woodruff
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,902 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 🦌 Mammals 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Myotis Bat species +5
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Long-eared Bat species Plecotus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Nemoura erratica · Red-legged Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +6
Nemoura erratica Nemoura erratica2021 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Woodruff
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2023
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2023
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2021
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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