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Minepit Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Barry Hunter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.13128, 0.02706

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Campsite

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, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hazel, Blackthorn, Rowan +21 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +149 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Cantharis rufa +94 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Cantharis rufa +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 26 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
🚴

Cycling

32 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
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional 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
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shovelstrode Lanebridleway · 98 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 98 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Shovelstrode Lanebridleway · 162 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 162 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Above the Path - Aerial 360 Panorama

📷 Barry Hunter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Above the Path - Aerial 360 Panorama

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🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱East CourtUrban park1.9 km→🌱East Court War Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park2 km→🌱War Memorial GardenUrban park2 km→🌱East Court War Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park2.1 km→🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park3.2 km→

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