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Dick Focks Common - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.24291, -0.43219

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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 470m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Summer LightningMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
The TubeMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 134bridleway · 492 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 492 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
BW 103bridleway · 230 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 230 mPath type: bridleway
BW 103bridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Sheepwalk Lane (BY 104)byway open to all traffic · 1.6 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.6 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track
BW 104bridleway · 381 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 381 mSurface groundIncline downPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Effingham Forest

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Effingham Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Polesden Lacey EstateUrban park4.5 km→✦HATCHLANDSHistoric site3.3 km→✦POLESDEN LACEYHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Hatchlands ParkUrban park3.3 km→🦉SHEEPLEASNature reserve1.3 km→🦉SHERE WOODLANDSNature reserve3 km→

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