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West End Common - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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PicnicDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.35792, -0.38239

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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
Parking· FreePicnic spotToilets

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

toilets, picnic area

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Weybridge to New Haw Lock Walk, River Wey NavigationsWalking route8 km

This walk follows the route of the last commercial barges on the Wey Navigations. The large Wey barges, owned by Stevens and Sons, transported grain from the Royal Docks in London to Coxes Mill in Addlestone until the late 1960s.

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Views Walk, ClaremontWalking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmLocal walking route
Lake Walk, ClaremontWalking route800 m
Named routeLength 800 mRound tripLocal walking route
Courtlands Avenuepublic footpath · 207 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 207 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Spelthorne LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 28Cycling route
Named routeRef C28Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bulrushes, West End Common

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bulrushes, West End Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ashley Park Open SpaceUrban park4 km→🌱National Trust - Claremont Landscape GardensUrban park300 m→🌱Windmill CommonUrban park4.9 km→🌱Leg O'Mutton FieldUrban park4 km→✦OATLANDSHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Claremont Landscape GardenUrban park300 m→

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