Garston's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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51.17710, -0.30915
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 341m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 341m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Brimstone, Brown Hairstreak, Meadow Brown +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell, Bird Cherry +1 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beare Green walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood Common Walking route 5 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 route Length 5 km Duration 02:30-03:30 Round trip 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 Highland Road public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Path type: residential
Show on map Henfold Drive public footpath · 51 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 51 m Path type: service
Show on map Woodside Road public footpath · 189 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 189 m Path type: residential
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Im Still Standing Cycling route ▾
Regurgitator Cycling route ▾
Holmwood Common_Circular Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Wookies Hole Cycling route ▾
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Garden Mountain bike route ▾
Route 66 Mountain bike route ▾
Summer Lightning Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Toad of Toad Hall Mountain bike route ▾
Caspers Mountain bike route ▾
Windy Willows Mountain bike route ▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Henfold Drive bridleway · 41 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 41 m Path type: service
Show on map Henfold Drive bridleway · 78 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 78 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ 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
20,071 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,071 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · House Sparrow +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 Pipistrelle 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Box Tree Moth · Glow-worm · Cantharis lateralis · Hornet · Cantharis decipiens +5
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis Hornet Vespa crabro2024 Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2023 Roesel's Bush-cricket Bird Cherry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,071 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · House Sparrow +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 Pipistrelle 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Box Tree Moth · Glow-worm · Cantharis lateralis · Hornet · Cantharis decipiens +5
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis Hornet Vespa crabro2024 Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2023 Roesel's Bush-cricket Bird Cherry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Roeseliana roeselii2022
Roeseliana roeselii2022
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2022
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2022
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2020
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 