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Great Copse

✦ Ancient woodland68 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome68 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Betony, Sneezewort · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Large Red Damselfly, Corizus hyoscyami +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Large Red Damselfly, Corizus hyoscyami +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 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 routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

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

Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Leith Hill '50 things' Trail, Leith HillWalking route4 km

Two part family-friendly trail – start around the Rhododendron Wood, then head up Leith Hill, Surrey's 2nd highest. Leith Hill is a great place to learn about nature & for children to tackle the '50 things to do before you’re 11¾'. One steep section.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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
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Mountain biking

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yoghurt PotsMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Proper BoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
T1Mountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
T0Mountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Surfer RosaMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Roller CoasterMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dunpits Lanebridleway · 420 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 420 mPath type: bridleway
Dunpits Lanebridleway · 2.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.1 kmPath type: bridleway

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