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Arbrook Common - Broadleaved woodland

9 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.35132, -0.36105

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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 on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route
Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Views Walk, ClaremontWalking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmLocal walking route
FP 37bpublic footpath · 6 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
LCN 31Cycling route
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
LCN 31Cycling route
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
Spelthorne LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Birchwood Lanebridleway · 45 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 45 mSurface concretePath type: bridleway
Birchwood Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Birchwood Lanebridleway · 469 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 469 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stream on Arbrook Common, Claygate

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stream on Arbrook Common, Claygate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱National Trust - Claremont Landscape GardensUrban park1.3 km→🌱Leg O'Mutton FieldUrban park4.6 km→🦉ESHER COMMONNature reserve1 km→✦CLAREMONTHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Claremont Landscape GardenUrban park1.3 km→🦉WEST END COMMONNature reserve1.9 km→

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