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Hatchlands Park

243 ha

📷 Paul Gillett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

AncientBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome243 ha

Getting here

51.26031, -0.47042

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Picnic spot

Best for

12 activities

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: HATCHLANDS; Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Helleborine, Yellow Bird's-nest, Chicory +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
FP 94public footpath · 330 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 330 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
FP 86public footpath · 996 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 996 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
FP 86public footpath · 314 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 314 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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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

Named routeRegional cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Named route
Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route
Named route
Newlands Corner Bombholes 2Mountain bike route
Named route
Cobra KaiMountain bike route
Named route
The TubeMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sawpit Lane (BY 528)byway open to all traffic · 97 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 97 mPath type: track
Wix Lane (BY 540)byway open to all traffic · 1.5 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.5 kmPath type: track
Sawpit Lane (BY 528)byway open to all traffic · 474 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 474 mPath type: track
BY 539byway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cows in Hatchlands Park

📷 Paul Gillett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cows in Hatchlands Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HATCHLANDSHistoric site0 m→🌱Clandon ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦CLANDON PARKHistoric site3.2 km→🐄Ferma Farm Shop & BistroVisitor farm4.7 km→✦ALBURY PARKHistoric site4.7 km→✦TumulusHistoric site3.9 km→