Normandy Common - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🦅Birds🐶Dogs🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.26273, -0.67923
Open directionsv
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 268m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 268m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FA]Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FH]Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rushmoor cycle network (Farnborough)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Farnham link
Named routeRegional cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
4 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
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route▾
Cycle Surrey Hills - Puttenham LoopMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
15,485 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
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- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
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- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
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- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
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autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
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🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2026▾
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- Slave-making AntFormica sanguinea2025
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
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springsummer
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- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
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Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
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- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2026▾
Slave-making Ant · Keeled Skimmer · Red Wood Ant · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dock Bug +21
- Slave-making AntFormica sanguinea2025
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Hairy Shieldbug
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dotted Loosestrife · Hemp-agrimony · Tutsan
- Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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