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Whitefield Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha
WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Sanicle, Woodruff +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Trailpublic footpath · 370 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 370 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
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
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Mountain biking

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
SquirrellyMountain bike route
Named route
DeleriumMountain bike route
Named route
Upper Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Secret GardenMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Road (BW45)bridleway · 830 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 830 mPath type: bridleway
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Roadbridleway · 531 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 531 mPath type: bridleway
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Roadbridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mPath type: bridleway
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Roadbridleway · 264 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 264 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking west along the hills, at Tanhurst

Looking west along the hills, at Tanhurst

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