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Great Wix Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.26125, -0.46654

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Helleborine, Ground-ivy, Wild Strawberry +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
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Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
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The Fox WayWalking route
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Canons and CornmillsWalking route
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Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

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A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
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A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
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Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Newlands Corner BombholesMountain bike route
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Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route
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Newlands Corner Bombholes 2Mountain bike route
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Cobra KaiMountain bike route
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The TubeMountain bike route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Wix Lane (BY 540)byway open to all traffic · 1.5 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.5 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great Wix Wood

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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