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St Nicholas Church

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.24646, -0.05475

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Common Twayblade · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Emperor Dragonfly +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Over the Downs to Oxted Mill walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Enterdent Roadpublic footpath · 6 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Catherham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Limpsfield Community Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Leigh Place Lanebridleway · 721 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 721 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Nicholas Churchyard, Godstone

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Nicholas Churchyard, Godstone

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🌱Grange MeadowUrban park3.1 km→🌱Master ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Timber Hill ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly FieldHistoric site1 km→🌱Hurst GreenUrban park4.1 km→

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