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Shortland Copse

✦ Ancient woodland159 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome159 ha

Getting here

51.08244, -0.58959

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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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Service-tree, Pedunculate Oak, Selfheal +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Garlic Mustard, Bramble +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Garden Warbler +22 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Garden Warbler +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Silver-washed Fritillary +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Silver-washed Fritillary +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wey-South PathWalking route

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

Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Haslemere link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Autumn in Durfold Wood

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumn in Durfold Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dunsfold GreenUrban park4.7 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park4.8 km→✦The Holy WellHistoric site4 km→🌱The Countryways ExperienceUrban park5 km→✦Furnace site in Frith WoodHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Dunsfold CommonUrban park3.8 km→

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Dam 169

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