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Fairmile Common - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.33934, -0.40081

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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
ParkingToilets

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

11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route

avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton

Named routeRef TPaltRegional 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
Portsmouth Roadpublic footpath · 55 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 55 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Venus TrailCycling route
Named routeRef VenusLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 428 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 428 mPath type: residential
Burstead Closebridleway · 272 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 272 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Fairmile

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OCKHAM AND WISLEYNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Brooklands Community ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱National Trust - Claremont Landscape GardensUrban park2.4 km→🌱Leg O'Mutton FieldUrban park1.6 km→🌱Leg o' Mutton FieldUrban park1.6 km→🦉WEST END COMMONNature reserve2 km→

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