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Highfield Copse

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 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
  • 🅿️Parking 204m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Parrot's-feather, Oak, Bilberry +4 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 9 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
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

46 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
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sherborne Lanebridleway · 92 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 92 mPath type: service
Holmbury Hill Road to Horsham Roadbridleway · 64 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 64 mPath type: unclassified
Holmbury Hill Road to Horsham Roadbridleway · 562 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 562 mPath type: bridleway
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Roadbridleway · 264 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 264 mPath type: track
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Roadbridleway · 531 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 531 mPath type: bridleway

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