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The Heath - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.35749, -0.46969

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

Family friendly

picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 21 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
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
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional 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

94 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mars TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
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
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lake between the Train Tracks (2)

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lake between the Train Tracks (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OCKHAM AND WISLEYNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Brooklands Community ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Ashley Park Open SpaceUrban park4.2 km→🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Churchfields Recreation GroundUrban park1.7 km→🌱Windmill CommonUrban park4.2 km→

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