The Glory Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 27 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 27 ha
Places › England › South East › Mole Valley Getting here
51.22286, -0.32415
Open directionsv 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 64m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 64m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Cuckooflower, Wavy Bitter-cress +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby · 42 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Box Hill Hike, Box Hill Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Circular walk, dog friendly, steep climbs and steps, paths may be slippery in winter, Please take care with your footing and wear suitable footwear for the conditions, Broadwood's Folly, Mickleham Gallops
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 04:00;06:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Heathland Trail (Headley Heath NT) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Kirsty Close public footpath · 187 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 187 m Path type: service
Show on map Chequers Yard public footpath · 200 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 200 m Path type: footway
Show on map Peacock Walk public footpath · 88 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 88 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Im Still Standing Cycling route ▾
Regurgitator Cycling route ▾
Holmwood Common_Circular Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Wookies Hole Cycling route ▾
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Garden Mountain bike route ▾
Route 66 Mountain bike route ▾
Summer Lightning Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Toad of Toad Hall Mountain bike route ▾
Caspers Mountain bike route ▾
Windy Willows Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
22,363 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,363 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Syrphus torvus · Varied Carpet Beetle · Sitona obsoletus +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Danish Scurvygrass · Cuckooflower · Wavy Bitter-cress · Thale Cress · Common Whitlowgrass +1
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,363 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Syrphus torvus · Varied Carpet Beetle · Sitona obsoletus +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Danish Scurvygrass · Cuckooflower · Wavy Bitter-cress · Thale Cress · Common Whitlowgrass +1
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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