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Horsley Copse

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Andrew Longton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.21312, -0.38960

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

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 — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +97 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Man Orchid, American Skunk-cabbage, Bird's-nest Orchid +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Man Orchid, American Skunk-cabbage, Bird's-nest Orchid +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Helleborine, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel, Bristly Oxtongue +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

33 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Mole Gap TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box HillWalking route4.8 km

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km

Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route

FP120public footpath · 227 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 227 mPath type: footway

FP 117public footpath · 476 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 476 mPath type: footway

FP 120apublic footpath · 218 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 218 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wookies HoleCycling route

Named route

A24 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Im Still StandingCycling route

Named route

RegurgitatorCycling route

Named route

Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

43 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

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Wolvens Lanebyway open to all traffic · 2.1 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

BW 571bridleway · 485 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 485 mPath type: bridleway

Wolvens Lanebyway open to all traffic · 226 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 226 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wolvens Lanebyway open to all traffic · 219 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 219 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

14,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Hawfinch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +33

HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Bank Vole

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2024

🐝

Insects31 species

springsummer

2026

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Comma · 7-spot Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +26

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Leuctra nigraLeuctra nigra2024
Nemoura erraticaNemoura erratica2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2024
TenthredopsisTenthredopsis2024
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2024
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2024

🌿

Plants8 species

winterspring

2026

Neat Feather-moss · Montagne's Cylinder-moss · Curly Crisp-moss · Bird's-nest Orchid · Giant Hogweed +3

Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Montagne's Cylinder-mossEntodon concinnus
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2025
PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris2025
Man OrchidOrchis anthropophora2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Hawfinch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +33

HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Bank Vole

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2024

🐝

Insects31 species

springsummer

2026

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Comma · 7-spot Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +26

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Leuctra nigraLeuctra nigra2024
Nemoura erraticaNemoura erratica2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2024
TenthredopsisTenthredopsis2024
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2024
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2024

🌿

Plants8 species

winterspring

2026

Neat Feather-moss · Montagne's Cylinder-moss · Curly Crisp-moss · Bird's-nest Orchid · Giant Hogweed +3

Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Montagne's Cylinder-mossEntodon concinnus
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2025
PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris2025
Man OrchidOrchis anthropophora2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Longton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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