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Heath Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.16984, -0.33132

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Blackthorn +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Small White +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Small White +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
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Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route
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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
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 m

A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
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Im Still StandingCycling route
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RegurgitatorCycling route
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Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
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Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The GardenMountain bike route
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Route 66Mountain bike route
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Summer LightningMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Toad of Toad HallMountain bike route
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CaspersMountain bike route
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Windy WillowsMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horsham - Dorking line at A29 bridge

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horsham - Dorking line at A29 bridge

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Anstiebury Camp: a large multivallate hillfort south-east of Crockers FarmHistoric site2 km→✦Anstiebury (Hill Fort)Historic site2.1 km→🌱Market GardensUrban park2.1 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park2.3 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park2.3 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park3 km→

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