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Generals Grove

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.25988, -0.05842

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rowan, Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rowan, Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Scaeva pyrastri +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Scaeva pyrastri +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fosterdown Lanepublic footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Catherham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Quarry Roadbridleway · 483 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 483 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Quarry Roadbridleway · 521 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 521 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M25 Motorway, Westbound, Junction 6 For The A22

📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M25 Motorway, Westbound, Junction 6 For The A22

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🌱Master ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Grange MeadowUrban park3.5 km→🌱Timber Hill ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Westway CommonUrban park3.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.6 km→✦Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly FieldHistoric site1.5 km→

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