Gasson Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 29 ha
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51.17684, -0.44550
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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 🅿️ Hurtwood Carpark 11 - Radnor Road 57m away — 6 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 🅿️ Hurtwood Carpark 11 - Radnor Road 57m away — 6 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bilberry, Parrot's-feather, Oak +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +141 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +141 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 35 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 The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wey-South Path Walking route ▾
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TAW Local walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cranleigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cranleigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 46 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 ▾
26 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
3,139 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,139 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Tawny Owl · Robin · Blackbird · Woodcock · Cuckoo +14
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder · Grass Snake · Sand Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Adder Vipera berus2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Holly Blue · Brimstone · Small Heath +38
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Bilberry · Douglas Fir · Amelanchier
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Amelanchier Amelanchier Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,139 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Tawny Owl · Robin · Blackbird · Woodcock · Cuckoo +14
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder · Grass Snake · Sand Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Adder Vipera berus2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Holly Blue · Brimstone · Small Heath +38
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Bilberry · Douglas Fir · Amelanchier
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Amelanchier Amelanchier Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Bembidion Bembidion2025
Bembidion Bembidion2025
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2023
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2023
Peacock Aglais io2023
Peacock Aglais io2023
Small White Pieris rapae2023
Small White Pieris rapae2023
Large White Pieris brassicae2023
Large White Pieris brassicae2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2022
Comma Polygonia c-album2022
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Athous vittatus Athous vittatus2025
Athous vittatus Athous vittatus2025
Rhizophagus Rhizophagus2025
Rhizophagus Rhizophagus2025
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius2025
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2023
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2023
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2023
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2023
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Plectrocnemia conspersa Plectrocnemia conspersa2021
Plectrocnemia conspersa Plectrocnemia conspersa2021
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2021
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2021 