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Godstonecorner Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 447m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2026

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

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fosterdown Lanepublic footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

64 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
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling 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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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