Surrey

Abinger Roughs and Netley Park

Hidden woods with ancient trees and flower-sprinkled grasslands, just off the North Downs and Pilgrims Ways

NT Car park on White Downs Lane, Abinger Hammer, Surrey, RH5 6QS (nearest postcode)

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Autumn colour at Abinger Roughs and Netley Park, Surrey

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By road
Abinger Roughs: Car park is 0.5 miles on the left hand side up Whitedown Lane, north of the A25 at Crossways Farm. Netley Park: Park in Gomshall village. Entrance is a footpath through woods on the north side of the A25, 30 yards west of Gomshall petrol station.
Parking: Ample parking at Abinger Roughs car park. No NT parking available at Netley Park
On foot
Abinger Roughs: multiple paths run across the site Netley Park: Footpaths run through the site including part of the North Downs Way National Trail
By train
Abinger Roughs: Gomshall station 3 miles; Dorking West station 4.75 miles; Dorking station 5.25 miles. Netley Park: Gomshall station 0.5 miles
By bus
Abinger Roughs: Bus services run along the A25 with bus stop at Crossways Farm Netley Park: Bus services run along the A25 with bus stop in Gomshall village
By bicycle
Abinger Roughs: bridleways run through the site, including the National Cycle Network Route 22 Netley Woods: a byway runs from north from Shere village through the woods

Close-up view of a brown and white dog, held on a lead, with fallen leaves on the ground, at Clent Hills, Worcestershire

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Visiting the Surrey Hills with your dog

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Two black and white Belted Galloway cattle grazing in long grass on Denbies Hillside, Surrey

Belted Galloway at Abinger Roughs

We're pleased to announce that this winter we're reintroducing grazing cattle to Abinger Roughs for the first time since the late 19th-century, and we're delighted to welcome five local Belted Galloway to the roughs. Grazing cattle do a wonderful job of maintaining and improving grassland biodiversity and also improve soil habitats and carbon capture. Safety is our highest priority, and the cattle are monitored for their calmness and behaviour around walkers. When around livestock, please keep your dog on a lead and under close control and close any gates behind you.