Getting here
51.28724, -0.08206
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
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 — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +54 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Enchanter's-nightshade, Hedge Woundwort, Pendulous Sedge +23 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Enchanter's-nightshade, Hedge Woundwort, Pendulous Sedge +23 more · last seen 2023
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Speckled Bush-cricket, Eristalis pertinax +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Speckled Bush-cricket, Eristalis pertinax +24 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hazel, Elder +3 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
16 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Boswell Rowpublic footpath · 63 m
Milner Approachpublic footpath · 70 m
Milner Closepublic footpath · 58 m
🚴Cycling
94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCN 23Cycling route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Route 21Cycling route
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Catherham link
NCN National Route 21Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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