Woolpit Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 53 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 53 ha
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51.17308, -0.43297
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Hurtwood Car Park 1 - Holmbury Hill 56m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Hurtwood Car Park 1 - Holmbury Hill 56m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Parrot's-feather, Oak, Bilberry +3 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shere Parish Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith Hill Walking route 800 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 route Length 800 m Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wey-South Path Walking route ▾
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TAW Local walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cranleigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cranleigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Son of Coco Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Squirrelly Mountain bike route ▾
Delerium Mountain bike route ▾
Upper Treaders Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Lower Treaders Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Secret Garden Mountain bike route ▾
22 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sherborne Lane bridleway · 92 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 92 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,189 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,189 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Blackbird +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2024 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Holly Blue · Red-legged Shieldbug +23
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Bembidion Bembidion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,189 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Blackbird +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2024 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Holly Blue · Red-legged Shieldbug +23
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Bembidion Bembidion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Ampedus balteatus Ampedus balteatus2025
Ampedus balteatus Ampedus balteatus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Athous vittatus Athous vittatus2025
Athous vittatus Athous vittatus2025
Rhizophagus Rhizophagus2025
Rhizophagus Rhizophagus2025
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius2025
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2023
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2023
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Small White Pieris rapae2023
Small White Pieris rapae2023
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2023
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2023 