Getting here
51.20554, -0.39720
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Man Orchid, Himalayan Balsam +2 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Nemurella pictetii +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Nemurella pictetii +74 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Heritage
Good match
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
25 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 m
A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.
FP 119public footpath · 620 m
FP124public footpath · 569 m
FP 124public footpath · 350 m
🚴Cycling
58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
Wookies HoleCycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Woking and Egham link
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Im Still StandingCycling route
RegurgitatorCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Son of CocoMountain bike route
SquirrellyMountain bike route
DeleriumMountain bike route
Upper Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Secret GardenMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Friday Streetbridleway · 877 m
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