🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
6 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
🥾
Hiking
Moderate match
Named hiking route nearby: Effingham walk (SCC)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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23 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km▾
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
Bookham Common Activity Trail, North Downs WestWalking route4.8 km▾
Bookham Commons is a widely varied landscape, ranging from shady woodlands, to open grassland plains, to marshy ponds and wetlands. This provides a wonderful set of habitats for lots of wildlife. See how much you can spot as you wander along the paths.
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lower Farm Roadpublic footpath · 6 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Lower Farm Roadpublic footpath · 558 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 558 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
FP 114public footpath · 178 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 178 mPath type: footway
🚴
Cycling
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6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Woking and Egham link
Named routeRegional cycle route
Venus TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef VenusLocal cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
