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Backside Common

25 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.24439, -0.64075

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 463m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, 7-spot Ladybird +97 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, 7-spot Ladybird +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Black Bryony, Redshank, Field Horsetail +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Black Bryony, Redshank, Field Horsetail +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Fennel, Common Sorrel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Western)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Puttenham walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Guildford Nature TrailWalking route
Named route
Pink's Hillpublic footpath · 552 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 552 mSurface compactedPath type: track
West Flexford Lanepublic footpath · 176 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 176 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Pound Lanepublic footpath · 415 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 415 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Earth TrailCycling route
Named routeRef EarthLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Farnham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route

Guildford to Chertsey

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead LoopMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cycle Surrey Hills - Puttenham LoopMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
White Hart Lanebridleway · 97 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 97 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland, Backside Common

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland, Backside Common

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