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Merrow Common - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.27180, -0.53888

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Guildford Nature TrailWalking route
Named route
Scholar's TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Mars TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Phobos TrailCycling route
Named routeRef PhobosLocal cycle route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Hyperion TrailCycling route
Named routeRef HyperionLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Newlands Corner BombholesMountain bike route
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Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route
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Newlands Corner Bombholes 2Mountain bike route
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Cobra KaiMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Wey

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Wey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sutherland Memorial ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Stoke ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Stoke Park GardensUrban park3.8 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Recreation Road Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→

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