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The Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland117 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome117 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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Betony, Sneezewort · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Small Heath, Broad-bodied Chaser +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Small Heath, Broad-bodied Chaser +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Etherley Farm Loop, Leith HillWalking route2.4 km

The loop will add an additional 1.5miles to the woodland trail, taking you across a landscape of farmland and parkland. This hour long walk can become very muddy under foot, if wet.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
Oakfieldspublic footpath · 55 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 55 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 223Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thick And CreamyMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
El CapitanMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Northern MonkeyMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lowerhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.4 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.4 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forestry track in Somersbury Wood

Forestry track in Somersbury Wood

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