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The Heath - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.35423, -0.46128

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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 74m away — 18 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParkingToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

9 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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 routeRef E2International walking route
Railton Closepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Railton Closepublic footpath · 17 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Railton Closepublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mimas TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MimasLocal cycle route
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Ceres TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Ceres (1)Local cycle route
Deimos TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Deimos (6)Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Office block near Brooklands

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Office block near Brooklands

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OCKHAM AND WISLEYNature reserve4.1 km→🌱Brooklands Community ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Ashley Park Open SpaceUrban park4.1 km→🌱Churchfields Recreation GroundUrban park1.9 km→🌱Windmill CommonUrban park4.2 km→🌱RHS Garden WisleyUrban park4.7 km→

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