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Hammer Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.12790, 0.06787

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Mallard, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Mallard, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Sweet Chestnut, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Forked Veilwort, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +175 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dormans Park Walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route175 m
Named routeRef 21Length 175 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pylon near Hammer Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pylon near Hammer Wood

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