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Parkhouse Copse

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.18941, -0.25664

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Wren
  • 🐕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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Wren, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Wren, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Glow-worm +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Glow-worm +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
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Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
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Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
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Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC)Walking route
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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
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
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Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm road from Parkhouse Farm

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm road from Parkhouse Farm

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Useful places within 5 km

🦉EDOLPH'S COPSENature reserve3 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park3.4 km→🌱Charlwood Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park4.7 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park4.8 km→🌱St Bartholomew's ChurchUrban park2.1 km→

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