Getting here
51.17153, -0.45339
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Hurtwood Car Park 3: Mil Plain, Pitch Hill aka The Quarry 186m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 Car Park 3: Mil Plain, Pitch Hill aka The Quarry 186m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +115 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +115 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking 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.
The Fox WayWalking route
Wey-South PathWalking route
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
🚴Cycling
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
Route 223Cycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
Route 22Cycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Cranleigh link
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Cranleigh link
🚵Mountain biking
40 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
16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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