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John Pears Field

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Public accessDogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Wagtail, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Hogweed +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 13 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 · 290 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 290 mPath type: service
Beeches Lanepublic footpath · 94 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 94 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Box Lanepublic footpath · 116 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 116 mSurface concretePath type: residential
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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

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brambletye Lanebridleway · 214 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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John Pears Field, Ashurst Wood

John Pears Field, Ashurst Wood

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