Harewoods

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Hidden woodlands, lush green meadows, tranquil ponds and an ancient common

More about this place

Stroll among the trees at Fensham Little Pond

Help us to look after our places during lockdown 

We are experiencing very high visitor numbers to our countryside sites during lockdown. Most car parks are full by mid-morning at weekends. Please observe social distancing, take your litter home and be mindful of our neighbours as you visit our sites - thank you.

See what you can get up to at Harewoods

Outwood Common wildflower meadow is a haven for butterflies and bees

Outwood Common walk at Harewoods 

Enjoy a refreshing walk through cool, shady woodland and across open farmland. See what the farmers are growing in their fields and discover an enchanting hidden pond.

Person walking with their dog

Things to see and do at Harewoods  

With hidden woodland, an ancient common, meadows and working farmlands, Harewoods is a wonderful spot in the Surrey countryside to enjoy the great outdoors or go on an adventure.

Stroll past farmers' fields

Lodge Farm walk at Harewoods Estate  

This ancient path winds through countryside and farms that have changed little over centuries. Stroll through sunlit woodlands and past golden wheat fields, with buzzards up above and woodpeckers among the trees. In autumn forage for blackberries and sloes in the hedgerows.

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Wildlife

Wildlife

Heart Moth found at Harewoods Estate
Our farmers at Harewoods are encouraging wildlife with wildflowers
A wildflower meadow with sneezewort at Outwood Common
Special wheat grown by our tenant farmers

Colony of rare Heart Moths found  

A survey by Butterfly Conservation has shown the National Trust’s Harewood Estate in Surrey to be a leading site for the rare Heart Moth.

Planting wildflowers on farms makes a difference 

James Wells our tenant of Hookhouse farm on the Harewoods estate, has achieving tremendous results in encouraging wildlife by planting a different crop.

Sneezewort on Outwood Common 

The rare meadow flower sneezewort has been seen in abundance on Outwood Common.

Reaping benefits from heritage wheat 

Read how one of our tenant farmers is having success with traditional strains of wheat.

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History

North Lodge, Outwood at Harewoods

History at Harewoods 

Created by Victorian London stockbroker, Alfred Howard Lloyd, the estate features some of the richest and most varied domestic architecture in Southern England.

The Harewoods estate at Outwood Common

Harewoods estate - a brief history 

Lloyd bought Harewoods 1875. Over the next 20 to 30 years he built a mini empire by buying acres of neighbouring land and property.

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Volunteering taster day at Fell Foot

Volunteering in the current situation  

Volunteers have always been at the heart of the work of the National Trust in caring for nature, beauty and history and we are really grateful for your interest in volunteering with us.

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