Bog Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Runnymede Getting here
51.36985, -0.56579
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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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National 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
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Signed route nearby
Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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
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Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
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Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,534 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,534 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Goldfinch +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +21
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,534 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Goldfinch +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +21
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Coenagrion puella
Coenagrion puella
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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