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Getting here
51.19190, -0.37326
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Caspers
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Caspers
- 🐕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
Mountain biking
Very strong match
1 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: Caspers
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock, Wood Sage +21 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Leuctra fusca, Nemurella pictetii, Leuctra nigra +19 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
19 signed routes nearby · 46 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route
Abinger Roughs Nature Walk, North Downs WestWalking route3.2 km
Abinger Roughs has a long history – from the Stone Age to Charles Darwin, the famous naturalist, who walked on the Roughs in the 1870s. Follow in Darwin's footsteps and discover more about the history and wildlife here.
Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood CommonWalking route5 km
Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.
FP124public footpath · 569 m
FP 143public footpath · 24 m
FP 246public footpath · 475 m
🚴Cycling
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Im Still StandingCycling route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
🚵Mountain biking
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Jackie BrownMountain bike route
Van Gogh's Missing EarMountain bike route
Mr PinkMountain bike route
CrackpipeMountain bike route
Tumnus Strikes BackMountain bike route
The GardenMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
55 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 144 m
Rut present (avoidable, >0.21)
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 106 m
Wolvens Lanebyway open to all traffic · 16 m
Wolvens Lanebyway open to all traffic · 2.1 km
Whiteberry Roadbridleway · 102 m
Wildlife to spot
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