Grubstreet Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Tandridge Getting here
51.26209, 0.02435
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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 398m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 398m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Silver Birch, Broad-leaved Dock +32 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Silver Birch, Broad-leaved Dock +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Elder, Rowan, Sweet Chestnut +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Biggin Hill Circular Walk Walking route ▾
An energetic hilly walk with good views to the Biggin Hill valley and returning past the historic wartime airfield, now a civil airport. One of the Bromley Circular Walks, several of which can be linked to make a much longer route.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hosey Common to Mariners Hill Loop Walk, Chartwell Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Explore Mariners Hill on this steep circular, which takes in views over Chartwell & the Weald. An extension of the Westerham to Chartwell walk, this loop crosses through National Trust & Squerryes Court land, thanks to the support of the Warde family
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ridlands Grove short spring walk at Limpsfield Common, Harewoods Walking route 800 m ▾
This short, gentle walk around Ridlands Grove offers charming views over countryside. It's particularly beautiful in springtime, when tree foliage and a spectacular display of bluebells begin to show. Undulating terrain can be muddy at times.
Named route Length 800 m Duration 00:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Easy Access Trail, Harewoods Walking route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Length 1.2 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tower Wood Drag Cycling route ▾
Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Limpsfield Community Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lane bridleway · 125 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 125 m Surface compacted Incline down Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
15,188 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,188 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Amphinemura standfussi · Field Grasshopper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Ferdinandea cuprea · Trioza centranthi +20
Amphinemura standfussi Amphinemura standfussi Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024 Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Himalayan Balsam · Hedge Woundwort · Elder · Wood Melick · Cleavers +28
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Elder Sambucus nigra Wood Melick Melica uniflora Cleavers Galium aparine Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,188 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Amphinemura standfussi · Field Grasshopper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Ferdinandea cuprea · Trioza centranthi +20
Amphinemura standfussi Amphinemura standfussi Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024 Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Himalayan Balsam · Hedge Woundwort · Elder · Wood Melick · Cleavers +28
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Elder Sambucus nigra Wood Melick Melica uniflora Cleavers Galium aparine Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Drusus annulatus Drusus annulatus
Drusus annulatus Drusus annulatus
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Death-watch Beetle Xestobium rufovillosum2024
Death-watch Beetle Xestobium rufovillosum2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica2024
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora
Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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