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Sandhurst Copse

✦ Ancient woodland59 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome59 ha

Getting here

51.19103, -0.50350

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Hurtwood Car Park 8: Farley Heath 20m away — 4 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 8: Farley Heath 20m away — 4 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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Firecrest, Peregrine, Hobby +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Firecrest, Peregrine, Hobby +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Creeping Buttercup +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Ground-elder +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Fox WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Guildford Nature TrailWalking route

Named route

Scholar's TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 223Cycling route

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 223Cycling route

Guildford to Chertsey

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Route 223Cycling route

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Son of CocoMountain bike route