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Leatherhead Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland121 ha

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome121 ha

Getting here

51.33327, -0.33634

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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 58m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bugle, Meadow Vetchling, Hairy St John's-wort +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +24 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

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route
Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 8)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Ashtead Commons Concessionary Ride 1public footpath · 1.5 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 31Cycling route
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle trackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32Local cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Birchwood Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Wren's Hillbridleway · 491 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 491 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Stokesheath Road Southbridleway · 466 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 466 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Public Bridleway 29bridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
New Roadbyway open to all traffic · 688 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 688 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Prince's Coverts - Path Junction

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Prince's Coverts - Path Junction

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🌱National Trust - Claremont Landscape GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱King George V Memorial GardensUrban park4 km→🌱King George V Memorial GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Rosebery ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Rosebery ParkUrban park4.8 km→🦉EPSOM COMMONNature reserve3.2 km→

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