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Four Acre Upper Woods - Urban woodland

1 ha

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.25197, -0.20306

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Campsite

Best for

6 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Chipstead walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

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

Epsom link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Underhill Park Roadbridleway · 120 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 120 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Fort Lanebridleway · 128 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Across former Reigate Hill Quarry

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Across former Reigate Hill Quarry

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Priory ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Priory ParkUrban park2 km→✦REIGATE PRIORYHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Redhill Memorial ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦Reigate CastleHistoric site1.5 km→

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