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Highashes Hill

8 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

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
  • 🅿️Starveall Corner Car Park 303m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Leith Hill '50 things' Trail, Leith HillWalking route4 km

Two part family-friendly trail – start around the Rhododendron Wood, then head up Leith Hill, Surrey's 2nd highest. Leith Hill is a great place to learn about nature & for children to tackle the '50 things to do before you’re 11¾'. One steep section.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Leith Hill Heathland Walk, Leith HillWalking route3 km

With lots of points of interest along the way, this circular heathland trail takes you through a landscape of heather, bracken, bilberry, pine and birch. Moderately flat terrain with a steep climb back to Leith Hill Tower. Potential for livestock.

Named routeLength 3 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Trailpublic footpath · 370 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 370 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
SquirrellyMountain bike route
Named route
DeleriumMountain bike route
Named route
Upper Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Secret GardenMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Road (BW45)bridleway · 830 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 830 mPath type: bridleway
Pasture Wood - Hurt Wood to Leith Hillbridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmPath type: bridleway
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Road (BW 45)bridleway · 218 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 218 mPath type: bridleway
Leith Hill Road to Leith Hill (BW 142)bridleway · 359 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 359 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Leith Hill Road to Leith Hill (BW 142)bridleway · 12 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

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