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Getting here
51.18088, -0.37736
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 Caspers
- 🐕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 Caspers
- 🐕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
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Best for
Mountain biking
Very strong match
1 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: Caspers
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Chiffchaff +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Chiffchaff +57 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +40 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
18 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking 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.
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.
FP 143public footpath · 24 m
FP 37public footpath · 170 m
FP 37public footpath · 184 m
Undulating path.
🚴Cycling
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Im Still StandingCycling route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
🚵Mountain biking
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Jackie BrownMountain bike route
John the BaptistMountain bike route
Van Gogh's Missing EarMountain bike route
Mr PinkMountain bike route
CrackpipeMountain bike route
Tumnus Strikes BackMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
51 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Pasture Wood - Hurt Wood to Leith Hillbridleway · 1.6 km
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 144 m
Rut present (avoidable, >0.21)
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 106 m
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Road (BW 45)bridleway · 218 m
Horsham Road to Leith Hill Road (BW45)bridleway · 830 m
Wildlife to spot
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