🌞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
🅿️Reigate Hill 45m away — 10 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
🅿️Reigate Hill 45m away — 10 car parks within reach
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🅿️Parking· Free
Best for
9 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🌿
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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15 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Reigate Hill From the Train Station Walk, HarewoodsWalking route5.8 km▾
This vigorous climb up the chalk escarpment will reward you with memorable views. From the top, clamber down the hillside on a gentle stroll back along the bottom of the Downs, learning Reigate's mining history. Mostly surfaced with steep ascent & descent
Named routeLength 5.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Gatton Park Past and Present Walk, HarewoodsWalking route3.2 km▾
Stroll through Gatton Park, designed by 'Capability' Brown & enjoy its diverse history. With serpentine lakes & tree islands, explore all year round, but particularly in winter & during bluebell season. Steep gradients & rough stoney paths
Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Rocky Lanepublic footpath · 102 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mPath type: unclassified
🚴
Cycling
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48 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
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Leigh link
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
🐴
Horse riding
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22 public paths nearby
Public paths
Rocky Lanebridleway · 287 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 287 mPath type: unclassified
Crossways Lanebridleway · 214 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Fort Lanebridleway · 128 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
