Bridley Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › Woking Getting here
51.28495, -0.61115
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Dartford Warbler +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Dartford Warbler +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heath Spotted-orchid, Common Tamarisk-moss · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Black Clock, Pterostichus niger +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Black Clock, Pterostichus niger +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Starting from Papercourt, this walk is based in Send, where the River Wey Navigations has its navigation workshops. On this flat route you'll find locks from the 1760s and ponds and meadows that are important for the local wildlife. Flat & easy walking.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking 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 route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pirbright walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 107 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Phobos Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Phobos Local cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
Christmas Pie Trail Mountain bike route 13.7 km ▾
leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford
Named route Length 13.7 km
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gooserye bridleway · 195 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 195 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The gates of Bridley Manor
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Wildlife to spot
13,265 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,265 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Dartford Warbler · Goldcrest · Pochard · Magpie +39
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pochard Aythya ferina Magpie Pica pica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 25 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Platyderus depressus · Pterostichus niger · Black Clock · Abax parallelepipedus · Orange Ladybird +20
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Leistus ferrugineus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,265 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Dartford Warbler · Goldcrest · Pochard · Magpie +39
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pochard Aythya ferina Magpie Pica pica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 25 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Platyderus depressus · Pterostichus niger · Black Clock · Abax parallelepipedus · Orange Ladybird +20
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Leistus ferrugineus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leistus ferrugineus
Leistus ferrugineus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi2025
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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