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Whitings Wood

✦ Ancient woodland50 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 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
  • 🅿️Friday Street 33m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Man Orchid, Pasqueflower +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Nemurella pictetii, Leuctra fusca +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Nemurella pictetii, Leuctra fusca +74 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

25 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal 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
FP125public footpath · 611 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 611 mPath type: footway
FP124public footpath · 569 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 569 mPath type: footway
Fp 23public footpath · 983 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 983 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

61 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

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 31bridleway · 768 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 768 mPath type: bridleway
Friday Streetbridleway · 877 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 877 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Steep bank on Hollow Lane, Wotton

Steep bank on Hollow Lane, Wotton

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