High Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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51.15636, -0.03668
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Crested Grebe +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Crested Grebe +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +142 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +142 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cornflower, Corncockle, Meadow Buttercup +2 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Standen Trail Walking route ▾
Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dormans Park Walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Outwood and Smallfield link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,090 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,090 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 16-spot Ladybird +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,090 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 16-spot Ladybird +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens 