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Moor Wood

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

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
  • 🅿️Landslip Carpark 55m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Chiffchaff +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Chiffchaff +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock, Bramble +20 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Water Cress +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Nemoura cinerea, Southern Hawker, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Nemoura cinerea, Southern Hawker, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Abinger Roughs Nature Walk, North Downs WestWalking route3.2 km

Abinger Roughs has a long history – from the Stone Age to Charles Darwin, the famous naturalist, who walked on the Roughs in the 1870s. Follow in Darwin's footsteps and discover more about the history and wildlife here.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood CommonWalking route5 km

Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:30-03:30Round tripLocal walking route
FP 37public footpath · 184 m

Undulating path.

Public pathpublic footpathLength 184 mSurface grassPath type: footway
FP 37public footpath · 199 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 199 mPath type: footway
FP 246public footpath · 475 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 475 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
CrackpipeMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Tumnus Strikes BackMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
The GardenMountain bike route
Named route
Surfa Rosa to Secret SquirrelMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Au NaturalMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Wet n WildMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 106 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 106 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 376 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 376 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 424 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 424 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 43 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 43 mPath type: service
Wolvens Lane (BY 526)byway open to all traffic · 629 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 629 mSurface dirtPath type: track

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