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Lapscombe Copse

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Ron Strutt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.17121, -0.49107

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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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hazel +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Curled Dock, Creeping Buttercup +120 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route551 m
Named routeRef 22Length 551 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

37 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
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trackway at Great Copse

📷 Ron Strutt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trackway at Great Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knowle ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Cranleigh CommonUrban park3.1 km→⛪St Nicolas ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→🌱Vale of HolmesdaleUrban park4.9 km→✦Holmbury CampHistoric site4.9 km→✦Holmbury Camp: a small multivallate hillfort north of Three Mile RoadHistoric site4.9 km→

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