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Waterden Wood

✦ Ancient woodland72 ha

Mountain bikesWildlifeBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome72 ha

Getting here

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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
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Summer Lightning
🐕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 Summer Lightning
🐕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

Parking

Best for

11 activities

Mountain biking

Very strong match

2 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: Summer Lightning

Varies

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 — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock +24 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Nemoura cinerea, Leuctra fusca, Leuctra nigra +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 47 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Capel walk (SCC)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking 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.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

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.

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:30-03:30Round tripLocal walking route

FP 37public footpath · 170 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 170 mPath type: footway

FP 37public footpath · 184 m

Undulating path.

Public pathpublic footpathLength 184 mSurface grassPath type: footway

FP 246public footpath · 475 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 475 mSurface dirtPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

A24 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Im Still StandingCycling route

Named route

RegurgitatorCycling route

Named route

Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Jackie BrownMountain bike route