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✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.10810, 0.03407

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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 — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Bramble +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Common Nettle, Hazel +182 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Volucella inanis, Southern Hawker, Dark Bush-cricket +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Volucella inanis, Southern Hawker, Dark Bush-cricket +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dormans Park Walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dirty Lanepublic footpath · 138 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 138 mPath type: service
Dirty Lanepublic footpath · 290 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 290 mPath type: service
Box Lanepublic footpath · 116 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 116 mSurface concretePath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 21Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12 m
Named routeRef 21Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cansiron Lanebridleway · 304 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 304 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Brambletye Lanebridleway · 214 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mPath type: service
Hammerwood Roadbridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface pavedPath type: unclassified
Cansiron Lanebridleway · 57 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 57 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Cansiron Lanebridleway · 151 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 151 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

John Pears Field, Ashurst Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

John Pears Field, Ashurst Wood

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