Minepit Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 64 ha
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🍂 Seasonal🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 64 ha
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51.15291, 0.06403
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dormans Park Walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 283 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 175 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 175 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 32 public paths nearby
Public paths
SR635 bridleway · 132 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 132 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Stile on the Sussex Border Path near Minepit Wood
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Wildlife to spot
1,706 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,706 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Nuthatch · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +35
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Swift Apus apus2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · American Mink · Hedgehog +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus American Mink Neovison vison2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Broad-bodied Chaser · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · St Marks Fly · Back-Swimmer +12
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2021 St Marks Fly Bibio marci2021 Back-Swimmer Notonecta2020 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Nicholson's Beard-moss · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Bank Haircap +35
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,706 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Nuthatch · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +35
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Swift Apus apus2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · American Mink · Hedgehog +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus American Mink Neovison vison2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Broad-bodied Chaser · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · St Marks Fly · Back-Swimmer +12
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2021 St Marks Fly Bibio marci2021 Back-Swimmer Notonecta2020 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Nicholson's Beard-moss · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Bank Haircap +35
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus2020
Oryctolagus cuniculus2020
2020
2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2020
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2020
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2020
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2020
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2020
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2020
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2020
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2020 Cylindric Beard-moss
Cylindric Beard-moss
Didymodon insulanus
Didymodon insulanus
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Smaller White-moss Leucobryum juniperoideum
Smaller White-moss Leucobryum juniperoideum
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla 