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Long Copse

✦ Ancient woodland60 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha

Getting here

51.17398, -0.50006

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Curled Dock, Creeping Buttercup +118 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

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

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Scholar's TrailWalking 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
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
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
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Mountain biking

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
SquirrellyMountain bike route
Named route
Barry Knows BestMountain bike route
Named route
Proper BoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
T1Mountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
T0Mountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ride Lanebyway open to all traffic · 572 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 572 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Madgehole Lanebyway open to all traffic · 840 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 840 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Madgehole Lanebyway open to all traffic · 426 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 426 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Approaching Great Copse

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Approaching Great Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knowle ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Cranleigh CommonUrban park3.3 km→⛪St Nicolas ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🦉CHINTHURST HILLNature reserve4.9 km→🌱Scrubbins PondUrban park2.9 km→🌱St John the Baptist's ChurchUrban park4.1 km→

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