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The Green

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

51.14724, -0.36918

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 70m away — 8 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 70m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Purple Toothwort, Himalayan Balsam +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +29 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Capel walk (SCC)Walking route

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Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

FP 167public footpath · 734 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 734 mPath type: footway

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

A24 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Im Still StandingCycling route

Named route

RegurgitatorCycling route

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Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wookies HoleCycling route

Named route

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Mountain biking

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Jackie BrownMountain bike route