🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🅿️Parking
Best for
11 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +47 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +47 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Brown Hairstreak +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Blackthorn +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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12 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood CommonWalking route5 km▾
Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:30-03:30Round tripLocal walking 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.
Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
