Highfield Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
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51.15792, -0.34419
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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 97m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 97m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Robin, Blackcap, Wren +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Wren +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Blackthorn, Lords-and-Ladies, Early Dog-violet +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beare Green walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood Common Walking route 5 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 route Length 5 km Duration 02:30-03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shere Parish Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map FP 208 public footpath · 342 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 342 m Path type: footway
Show on map FP 205 public footpath · 369 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 369 m Path type: footway
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Im Still Standing Cycling route ▾
Regurgitator Cycling route ▾
Holmwood Common_Circular Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crackpipe Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map The Garden Mountain bike route ▾
Au Natural Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Route 66 Mountain bike route ▾
Summer Lightning Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Toad of Toad Hall Mountain bike route ▾
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ryersh Lane bridleway · 948 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 948 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map BW 162 bridleway · 546 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 546 m Path type: bridleway
Show on 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
9,191 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,191 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Dunnock · Robin · Goldcrest · Chiffchaff +28
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Marsh Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 48 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug +43
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Blackthorn · Lords-and-Ladies · Early Dog-violet · Bluebell · Fritillary +4
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Primrose Primula vulgaris Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,191 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Dunnock · Robin · Goldcrest · Chiffchaff +28
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Marsh Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 48 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug +43
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Blackthorn · Lords-and-Ladies · Early Dog-violet · Bluebell · Fritillary +4
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Primrose Primula vulgaris Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Hypera Hypera2025
Hypera Hypera2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Neoascia Neoascia2025
Neoascia Neoascia2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2024
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2024
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2024
Chaoborus pallidus Chaoborus pallidus2024
Chaoborus pallidus Chaoborus pallidus2024
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna 