Glory Wood and Devil's Den is a nature reserve south-east of
Dorking
Dorking () is a market town in Surrey in South East England, about south of London. It is in Mole Valley District and the council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs roughly east–west, parallel to the Pipp Br ...
in
Surrey
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. It is owned by
Mole Valley District Council, and was managed by the
Surrey Wildlife Trust
Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) was founded in 1959 as Surrey Naturalists' Trust and it is one of forty-six wildlife trusts covering Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Alderney. SWT carries out conservation activities on a considerable ...
until 1 April 2019.
There is a
bowl barrow dating to the
Late Neolithic or
Bronze Age in Glory Wood.
The highest points of this wooded site have views over the
North and
South Downs. The main trees are
oak and
sweet chestnut and mammals include bats,
roe deer,
badgers and
foxes.
[
There is access from Deepdene Avenue.][
On 1 April 2019, Surrey Wildlife Trust notices were removed from the reserve's notice board and replaced with a notice stating that Mole Valley District Council was taking over management.
]
References
{{Surrey Wildlife Trust
Surrey Wildlife Trust
Late Neolithic