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Hill Fort at Felday

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.19167, -0.41503

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +197 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +197 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Man Orchid, Pasqueflower · last seen 2025; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Man Orchid, Pasqueflower · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 25 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
Fp 23public footpath · 983 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 983 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

47 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

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 25bridleway · 592 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 592 mPath type: bridleway
BW 26bridleway · 611 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 611 mPath type: bridleway
BW 20bridleway · 539 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 539 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Felday Chapel, Holmbury St Mary

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Felday Chapel, Holmbury St Mary

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Large univallate hillfort at FeldayHistoric site100 m→🌱The Church GreenUrban park1.3 km→🌱The Church GreenUrban park1.3 km→✦Motte castle at Abinger Manor.Historic site1.3 km→✦Abinger MotteHistoric site1.3 km→✦Holmbury CampHistoric site1.9 km→

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