Tracious Copse - Broadleaved woodland 3 ha
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Places › England › South East › Woking Getting here
51.31483, -0.58702
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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 53m away — 20 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 53m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Saturn Trail
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 9.6 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 route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 11.2 km ▾
The River Wey Navigation linked the Thames and a large part of central southern England via the Basingstoke and the Wey and Arun canals. This walk covers parts of the Wey Navigation and the Basingstoke Canal.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St John's Lye public footpath · 43 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 43 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map St John's Lye public footpath · 93 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 93 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map St John's Lye public footpath · 512 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 512 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 103 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Phobos Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Phobos Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Locks on the Basingstoke Canal
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Wildlife to spot
26,404 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,404 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Great Tit · Pochard · Robin · Canada Goose +39
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Great Tit Parus major Pochard Aythya ferina Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Cartodere bifasciata · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Loosestrife Weevil · Graphopsocus cruciatus +35
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Crescent-cup Liverwort · Bog Groove-moss · Common Cord-moss · Heath Star Moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,404 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Great Tit · Pochard · Robin · Canada Goose +39
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Great Tit Parus major Pochard Aythya ferina Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Cartodere bifasciata · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Loosestrife Weevil · Graphopsocus cruciatus +35
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Crescent-cup Liverwort · Bog Groove-moss · Common Cord-moss · Heath Star Moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Otiorhynchus raucus Otiorhynchus raucus
Otiorhynchus raucus Otiorhynchus raucus
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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