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TITSEY PLACE

130 ha

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome130 ha

About TITSEY PLACE

Titsey Place is an English country house near Oxted in Surrey, England. It was successively the seat of the Gresham and Leveson-Gower families and is now preserved by a charitable trust for the nation.

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English country houseGrade II listed building

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +56 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Cudham Circular WalkWalking route

A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham

Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way / Vanguard Waypublic footpath · 966 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 966 mPath type: footway
Churchyardpublic footpath · 288 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 288 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Tower Wood DragCycling route
Named route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National 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
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pitchfont Lanebyway open to all traffic · 368 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 368 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Pitchfont Lanebyway open to all traffic · 9 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 9 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Pitchfont Lanebridleway · 200 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 200 mPath type: track
Pitchfont Lanebridleway · 348 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 348 mPath type: track
Pitchfont Lanebridleway · 180 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 180 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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