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The Alders

✦ Ancient woodland39 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

51.14162, -0.00811

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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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Hazel, Wood Anemone +110 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper, Denticollis linearis +91 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper, Denticollis linearis +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Eden Valepublic footpath · 269 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 269 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Hackenden Lanepublic footpath · 59 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Furzefield Chasepublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

36 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

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hackenden Lanerestricted byway · 268 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 268 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Wadlands Brook Roadbridleway · 39 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mPath type: residential
Hackenden Lanerestricted byway · 4 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 4 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track
Hackenden Lanerestricted byway · 19 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 19 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track
Wadlands Brook Roadbridleway · 229 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 229 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sinuous stream, The Alders

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sinuous stream, The Alders

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🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱East Court War Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park1.4 km→🌱East CourtUrban park1.5 km→🌱War Memorial GardenUrban park1.5 km→🌱East Court War Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park1.5 km→🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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