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Ockford Wood - Urban woodland

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Mill Lane 86m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: The Fox Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
Boathouse Route, WinkworthWalking route1.5 km

A shorter route on a wider path, staying on the flatter parts of the upper arboretum.

Named routeLength 1.5 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Nature Trail, HindheadWalking route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
New Waypublic footpath · 202 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 202 mPath type: service
Salgassens Pathpublic footpath · 392 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 392 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Salgassens Pathpublic footpath · 97 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Farnham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 22Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead LoopMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cycle Surrey Hills - Puttenham LoopMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
New Waybridleway · 471 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 471 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
New Waybridleway · 39 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
New Waybridleway · 398 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 398 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Halfway Lanebridleway · 338 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 338 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
New Waybridleway · 191 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 191 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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