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Wick Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.10741, 0.07351

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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
  • 🐕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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Hobby +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Hobby +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hazel, Common Sorrel, Common Nettle +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Common Sorrel, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route76 m
Named routeRef 21Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 21Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hollows in Wick Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hollows in Wick Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KIDBROOKE PARKHistoric site4 km→🏞️FOREST WAYCountry park100 m→✦HAMMERWOOD PARKHistoric site2.5 km→✦Castle moundHistoric site2.9 km→✦Far Blacklands Romano-British Iron Bloomery, 580m NNW of Great Cansiron FarmHistoric site2 km→🐄Tablehurst Farm ShopVisitor farm2.2 km→

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