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Hammond's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

51.18470, -0.26616

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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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early Dog-violet, Marsh Thistle, Wood Anemone +173 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Meadow Brown +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Ramsons, Blackthorn +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 40 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood CommonWalking route5 km

Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:30-03:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional 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
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mill Lanebridleway · 341 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 341 mPath type: residential
Mill Lanebridleway · 570 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 570 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Seat with limited prospect, Hammond's Copse

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Seat with limited prospect, Hammond's Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park2.6 km→🦉EDOLPH'S COPSENature reserve3 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park4.1 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park4.1 km→🌱Charlwood Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🦉INHOLMS CLAY PITNature reserve4.8 km→

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