Smither's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
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51.16799, -0.36466
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Windy Gap Car Park 454m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Windy Gap Car Park 454m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Sanicle, Woodruff +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beare Green walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood Common Walking route 5 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 route Length 5 km Duration 02:30-03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shere Parish Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map FP 143 public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Path type: track
Show on map FP 143 public footpath · 32 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 32 m Path type: footway
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Im Still Standing Cycling route ▾
Regurgitator Cycling route ▾
Holmwood Common_Circular Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jackie Brown Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Van Gogh's Missing Ear Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Mr Pink Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Crackpipe Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Tumnus Strikes Back Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map The Garden Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bluebells at Fatting Hovel Copse
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Wildlife to spot
15,632 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,632 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Loxia curvirostra curvirostra Loxia curvirostra curvirostra2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Byturus ochraceus · Southern Hawker · Hypera · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird +4
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Hypera Hypera2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Dock Bug Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Sanicle · Woodruff · Hidcote Comfrey
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Sanicle Sanicula europaea Woodruff Galium odoratum Hidcote Comfrey Symphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue' Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,632 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Loxia curvirostra curvirostra Loxia curvirostra curvirostra2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Byturus ochraceus · Southern Hawker · Hypera · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird +4
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Hypera Hypera2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Dock Bug Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Sanicle · Woodruff · Hidcote Comfrey
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Sanicle Sanicula europaea Woodruff Galium odoratum Hidcote Comfrey Symphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue' Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus2025
Coreus marginatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2025
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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