Getting here
51.18662, -0.49785
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Firecrest, Dartford Warbler, Woodlark +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Firecrest, Dartford Warbler, Woodlark +56 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Curled Dock, Creeping Buttercup +57 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +31 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +31 more · last seen 2024
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hazel +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
14 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Scholar's TrailWalking route
Wey-South PathWalking route
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
🚴Cycling
40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 223Cycling route
Route 22Cycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Cranleigh link
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Cranleigh link
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Main RouteCycling route551 m
🚵Mountain biking
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Son of CocoMountain bike route
SquirrellyMountain bike route
DeleriumMountain bike route
Barry Knows BestMountain bike route
Proper BoMountain bike route
T1Mountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Madgehole Lanebyway open to all traffic · 840 m
Madgehole Lanebyway open to all traffic · 426 m
Wildlife to spot
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