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Honeyoak Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.31716, -0.00414

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 290m 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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Shoveler, Great Tit +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Shoveler, Great Tit +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Marbled White +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Marbled White +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Toothwort, Wood Avens, Black Horehound +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Cudham Circular WalkWalking route

A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham

Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Over the Downs to Oxted Mill walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
Route 232Cycling route
Named routeRef 232Local cycle route
LCN 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
Waterlink WayCycling route12 km
Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Railpit Lanebyway open to all traffic · 886 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 886 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Byway alongside Honeyoak Wood

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Byway alongside Honeyoak Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Milne ParkUrban park2.2 km→🦉HUTCHINSON'S BANKNature reserve2.4 km→🌱Biggin Hill Recreation GroundUrban park2.9 km→🌱Addington ValeUrban park3 km→🌱Addington ValeUrban park3.6 km→🌱Down House GardenUrban park4.3 km→

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