Getting here
51.18850, -0.54488
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 on site — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 on site — 20 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Buttercup, Common Sorrel +70 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Common Sorrel, Dandelion, Bramble +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Route 22
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
16 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
The Fox WayWalking route
North Downs Way (Western)Walking route
Scholar's TrailWalking route
Wey-South PathWalking route
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Hall Roadpublic footpath · 122 m
FP 266public footpath · 57 m
Windrush Closepublic footpath · 65 m
🚴Cycling
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Farnham link
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Route 223Cycling route
Route 223Cycling route
Route 22Cycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Cranleigh link
🚵Mountain biking
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route
Summer MadnessMountain bike route
Northern MonkeyMountain bike route
Charlie Bronson (Gunbucket)Mountain bike route
Lovely LegsMountain bike route
Newlands Corner BombholesMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
39 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Mill Lanebridleway · 221 m
Stonards Browbridleway · 385 m
BW 270bridleway · 90 m
Birtley Lift Bridge 2bridleway · 7 m
Clock House Lanebridleway · 253 m
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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