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Six Acre Copse

✦ Ancient woodland39 ha

📷 James Insell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

51.18803, -0.27350

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons, Dog's Mercury, Marsh Thistle +152 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Bramble, Hazel +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood CommonWalking route5 km

Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:30-03:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mill Lanebridleway · 341 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 341 mPath type: residential
Mill Lanebridleway · 570 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 570 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Information point at the Woodland Trust's Hammond's Copse

📷 James Insell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Information point at the Woodland Trust's Hammond's Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park4.6 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park2.7 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park3.5 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park3.6 km→✦Priest's HouseHistoric site2.8 km→🌱St Bartholomew's ChurchUrban park2.8 km→

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