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St Mark's Church

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.19123, -0.44755

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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
  • 🅿️Hurtwood Car Park 2: Walking Bottom Car Park 28m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +160 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +160 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bilberry, Oak, Bell Heather +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Oak, Bell Heather +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Oak, Wood-sorrel

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 m

A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
SquirrellyMountain bike route
Named route
DeleriumMountain bike route
Named route
Upper Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Secret GardenMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mackies Hillbridleway · 527 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 527 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mark's Church, Peaslake

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mark's Church, Peaslake

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