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Scoldhill Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 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
  • 🅿️Parking 239m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 21

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
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
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Horse riding

20 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dukes Hillbridleway · 312 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 312 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Plantation Lanebridleway · 93 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 93 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Plantation Lanebridleway · 189 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 189 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Park Ley Roadbridleway · 47 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 47 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Woldingham School Drivebridleway · 454 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 454 mPath type: service

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