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✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.30473, 0.03173

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bracken, Hogweed, Wood Anemone +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Cudham Circular WalkWalking route

A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham

Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 232Cycling route
Named routeRef 232Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Waterlink WayCycling route12 km
Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
Limpsfield Community Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View into the valley from Paynesfield Road

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View into the valley from Paynesfield Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Biggin Hill Recreation GroundUrban park1 km→🌱Down House GardenUrban park3.3 km→✦TITSEY PLACEHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Milne ParkUrban park4.6 km→🦉HUTCHINSON'S BANKNature reserve5 km→🌱Wildlife and Sensory GardenUrban park1.1 km→

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