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St Margaret's Church

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.15348, -0.34699

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Blackthorn, Lords-and-Ladies +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Blackthorn, Lords-and-Ladies +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Farm visits

Farm shop nearby

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking 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
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 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
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
CrackpipeMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Tumnus Strikes BackMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
The GardenMountain bike route
Named route
Au NaturalMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Wet n WildMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Route 66Mountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 162bridleway · 546 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 546 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Margaret's Church

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Market GardensUrban park200 m→✦Anstiebury Camp: a large multivallate hillfort south-east of Crockers FarmHistoric site3.3 km→✦Anstiebury (Hill Fort)Historic site3.4 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park4.3 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park4.4 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park4.4 km→

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