Birches Wood (Weare St) - Under Offer

Details for this wood

Guide price: £25,000 - Freehold
Size: About 1 acre

Location: Ockley, Dorking
OS Landranger: No.187
Grid ref: TQ 15706 38545
Nearest post code: RH5 5NW

Contact: Ben Williamson
Phone: 07958 213 914
Email: [email protected]

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Birches Wood (part of) is a small yet enchanting ancient & semi-natural woodland, tucked just south of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Covering just one acre, it's an ideal size for anyone looking to own and manage their own woodland.

The terrain is level and bramble-free, making exploration easy. Numerous clearings can be found dotted throughout the site, perfect for establishing a base for woodland activities. The canopy is made up of oak, chestnut and ash with an understory of birch, hornbeam and hazel, hawthorn, and holly, adding to the variety. In season, the woodland is carpeted with bluebells and primroses.

Birches Wood forms part of a larger forest designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), recognised for its outstanding biodiversity.

The nearby village of Ockley is easily reached on foot via a public footpath and offers a small shop and a welcoming pub. For more extensive amenities, Dorking lies to the north and Horsham to the south—both just a five-minute drive away. With the A24 nearby, central London is approximately an hour and a half by car.

The ward is Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood and the county council is Surrey.

Boundaries: The boundary is open on all sides and marked with orange paint on trees. N, W and S are bordered by neighbouring woodland, E follows Weare Street.

Access: Vehicle access is possible all year round via a hard track and a shared locked gate. Parking is possible within the woodland itself. It would also be possible to create a private entrance directly from Weare Street.

Click HERE to see free OS maps.

Covenant: There is a covenant on the wood designed to ensure the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of this and adjoining woodlands, click HERE to read and download.

Viewing: You are welcome to visit this wood by yourself, but please Click here to download the details showing the location of the woodland and ensure that you have a copy of these sales details with you. Many of our woodlands do not have mobile phone reception or internet access so we recommend either printing the details or downloading them to your phone or tablet. Please take care when viewing as the great outdoors can contain unexpected hazards and woodlands are no exception.

Maps: OS OpenData © Crown copyright and database rights 2025 & OpenStreetMap

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Our Maps

Directions

Birches Wood (part), Weare Street, Ockley, Dorking

1. Click here for Bing Maps Directions click on the "Directions" box and enter your own postcode.

For viewing purposes, please park on one of the verges on Weare Street, as marked on the map. Please don't block the main gate.
Pass by the gate (A) and follow the track, marked in blue on the map to enter at the northwest corner of the woodland.
Alternatively, cross over the boundary directly from Weare Street near the 'For Sale' sign to enter the site.

2. For Satnav, the nearest postcode is RH5 5NW as the map marker shows. The main coordinates for access are: 51.134340, -0.346592. W3W: ///gems.perch.formed

3. We recommend downloading OS maps to your phone. It's handy for giving you an idea of where you are on the ground when viewing woodlands.

Please note: the particulars with plans, maps, descriptions and measurements are for reference only and although carefully checked we cannot guarantee their accuracy and do not form part of any contract. Any intending purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of these particulars.