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Rickford Common - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland79 ha

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome79 ha

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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 67 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey NavigationsWalking route9.6 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 routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Whitmoor Commonpublic footpath · 149 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 149 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Coombe Lanepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Coombe Lanepublic footpath · 199 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 199 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

94 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
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Ceres TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Ceres (1)Local cycle route
Europa TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Europa (8)Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
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Horse riding

24 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gooseryebridleway · 195 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 195 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Whitmoor Commonbridleway · 447 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 447 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Whitmoor Commonbridleway · 247 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 247 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland Stream, Whitmoor Common

Woodland Stream, Whitmoor Common

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