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Pasture Wood

✦ Ancient woodland75 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome75 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
  • 🅿️Hurtwood Carpark 9 82m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Man Orchid, Pasqueflower +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Leuctra nigra +130 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Leuctra nigra +130 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

19 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
FP 15public footpath · 689 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 689 mPath type: track
Trailpublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface dirtIncline upPath type: steps
Trailpublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
SquirrellyMountain bike route
Named route
DeleriumMountain bike route
Named route
Upper Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Secret GardenMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Friday Streetbridleway · 877 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 877 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
BW 20bridleway · 539 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 539 mPath type: bridleway
Pasture Wood - Hurt Wood to Leith Hillbridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmPath type: bridleway
BW 31bridleway · 768 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 768 mPath type: bridleway
BW 25bridleway · 592 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 592 mPath type: bridleway

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