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St Mary's Church

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.18830, -0.41281

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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 141m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Robin, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Robin, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +115 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Man Orchid, Pasqueflower +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Man Orchid, Pasqueflower +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 23 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
Trailpublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface dirtIncline upPath type: steps
Trailpublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

43 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

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 20bridleway · 539 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 539 mPath type: bridleway
BW 26bridleway · 611 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 611 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's Church, Holmbury St Mary

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's Church, Holmbury St Mary

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✦Large univallate hillfort at FeldayHistoric site400 m→✦Holmbury CampHistoric site1.5 km→🌱The Church GreenUrban park1.5 km→✦Holmbury Camp: a small multivallate hillfort north of Three Mile RoadHistoric site1.6 km→🌱The Church GreenUrban park1.6 km→✦Motte castle at Abinger Manor.Historic site1.6 km→

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