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Glassworks (site of)

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Devil's-bit Scabious, Lords-and-Ladies +67 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Devil's-bit Scabious, Lords-and-Ladies +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Scarce Chaser +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Scarce Chaser +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Bristly Oxtongue, Lesser Hawkbit +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 223Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route80 m
Named routeRef 223Length 80 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route220 m
Named routeRef 223Length 220 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
BW 801bridleway · 402 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 402 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Repaired bridleway near Songhurst Furze

Repaired bridleway near Songhurst Furze

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