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Townhurst Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.20946, -0.40428

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse riding

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Man Orchid, Himalayan Balsam +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +212 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +212 more · last seen 2026

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

32 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal 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 119public footpath · 488 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 488 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
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RegurgitatorCycling route
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Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
SquirrellyMountain bike route
Named route
DeleriumMountain bike route
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Upper Treaders TrailMountain bike route
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Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
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Secret GardenMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Townhurst Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱St Barnabas's ChurchUrban park5 km→✦Abinger MotteHistoric site800 m→✦Motte castle at Abinger Manor.Historic site800 m→🌱The Church GreenUrban park900 m→🌱The Church GreenUrban park900 m→✦Bowl barrow east of Leaser's BarnHistoric site1.4 km→

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