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Ashley Park Open Space

14 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.38263, -0.42377

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rose Chafer, Epistrophe eligans, Tawny Mining Bee +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route

avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton

Named routeRef TPaltRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 9)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Venus TrailCycling route
Named routeRef VenusLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network route 4 Chertsey/Weybridge braidCycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Anzac Waybridleway · 135 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 135 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ashley Park Avenue: late January 2019

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ashley Park Avenue: late January 2019

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