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Cowshot Common - Broadleaved woodland

7 ha

📷 Ron Strutt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.31115, -0.64981

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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 86m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
Stafford Lakepublic footpath · 54 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Stafford Lakepublic footpath · 67 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 67 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Stafford Lakepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Pluto TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Triton TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TritonLocal cycle route
Dione Trail (Cycle Woking)Cycling route
Named routeRef DioneLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
Water Lanebridleway · 108 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 108 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Water Lanebridleway · 96 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 96 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Stafford Lakebridleway · 86 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 86 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Water Lanebridleway · 239 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 239 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Queens Roadbridleway · 102 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 102 mSurface asphaltPath type: tertiary

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cowshot Common

📷 Ron Strutt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Goldsworth ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦BROOKWOOD CEMETERYHistoric site2 km→🌱Waterers ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Heatherside Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→🌱Pirbright GreenUrban park1.8 km→🌱Mindenhurst Central SANGUrban park3.3 km→

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