Upper Glasshouse Field ✦ Ancient woodland 30 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
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51.13044, -0.58944
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Blue-tailed Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small White, Large White, Blue-tailed Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heathland Hike, Hindhead Walking route 8 km ▾
A gentle stroll around the tranquil Witley and Milford Commons. Dry sandy paths weave through different habitats across the commons. Walk clockwise clockwise from the car park for best experience. Dogs welcome (leads during nesting season: 1 Mar-31 Jul)
Named route Length 8 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wey-South Path Walking route ▾
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Octavia Hill Walk around Hydon's Ball and Heath, Hindhead Walking route 2.4 km ▾
A relaxing circular walk through shady woodland & across open heathland. Sandy soil makes it ideal for families in all seasons. Hydon's Ball is within the Surrey Hills AONB & is a memorial to National Trust co-founder, Octavia Hill, who died in 1912.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Winkworth to Oakhurst Wonder Walk, Winkworth Walking route 4 km ▾
Connect 3 special National Trust places in West Weald. Start at Winkworth Arboretum, meander through woodland to Hydons Ball with views over the Surrey countryside & finish at Oakhurst Cottage, a 16th century labourer's home which hasnt changed for 100yrs
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Upper Arboretum Route, Winkworth Walking route 1 km ▾
A circular route with beautiful scenery along the way, dropping down into the lower arboretum via some steep steps and slopes.
Named route Length 1 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Farnham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Haslemere link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 5.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Greensand Way bridleway · 1.1 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.1 km Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Vann: Large field of broad beans
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Wildlife to spot
5,705 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,705 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Roe Deer · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Glow-worm · Alder Leaf Beetle +8
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2021 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2021 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2021 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,705 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Roe Deer · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Glow-worm · Alder Leaf Beetle +8
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2021 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2021 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2021 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Long-horned Bee Eucera longicornis2021
Long-horned Bee Eucera longicornis2021
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2021
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2021
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2021
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2021
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2021
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2021
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