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St Mary's Church

99 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome99 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Hurtwood Carpark 9 6m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +186 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodcock +39 more · last seen 2026

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
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 37 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
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Fp 23public footpath · 983 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 983 mPath type: footway
Trailpublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Trailpublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface dirtIncline upPath type: steps
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill 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

30 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 25bridleway · 592 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 592 mPath type: bridleway
BW 26bridleway · 611 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 611 mPath type: bridleway
Pasture Wood - Hurt Wood to Leith Hillbridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmPath type: bridleway
Van Gogh's Missing Earbridleway · 467 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 467 mSurface gravelPath type: path
BW 20bridleway · 539 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 539 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

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