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Mountain Wood

✦ Ancient woodland322 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome322 ha

Getting here

51.23690, -0.43539

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Helleborine, Sweet Violet, Deadly Nightshade +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Small White +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
FP 128public footpath · 66 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mSurface dirtPath type: track
FP 564public footpath · 558 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 558 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
FP 128public footpath · 330 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 330 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route528 m
Named routeRef 22Length 528 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
DeleriumMountain bike route
Named route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Logans RunMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Tumnus Strikes BackMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Au NaturalMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
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Horse riding

48 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 124bridleway · 496 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 496 mSurface pavedPath type: track
BW 103bridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface groundPath type: bridleway
BW 132bridleway · 641 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 641 mPath type: bridleway
Drove Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
BW 136bridleway · 364 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 364 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Conifers, Netley Heath

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Conifers, Netley Heath

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🌱Polesden Lacey EstateUrban park5 km→✦HATCHLANDSHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Hatchlands ParkUrban park3.6 km→🦉SHEEPLEASNature reserve1.9 km→✦ALBURY PARKHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Abinger Sports ClubUrban park2.4 km→

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