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Snelling Planted Field

3 ha
WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Brown Hairstreak +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Brown Hairstreak +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lodge Lanepublic footpath · 259 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 259 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Summer LightningMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lodge Lanebridleway · 84 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 84 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

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