Getting here
51.17610, -0.41570
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Parking 470m 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
- 🅿️Parking 470m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodcock, Blackbird, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodcock, Blackbird, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +86 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Oak, Bilberry, Bell Heather +2 more · last seen 2020
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
18 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 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.
The Fox WayWalking route
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
Wookies HoleCycling route
Route 223Cycling route
Im Still StandingCycling route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
🚵Mountain biking
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Son of CocoMountain bike route
SquirrellyMountain bike route
DeleriumMountain bike route
Upper Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Secret GardenMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Holmbury Hill Road to Horsham Roadbridleway · 64 m
Holmbury Hill Road to Horsham Roadbridleway · 562 m
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Roadbridleway · 264 m
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