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
51.37477, -0.56691
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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
Show on map Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
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
3,989 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,989 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 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 Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Black-tailed Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +21
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed Damselfly Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,989 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 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 Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Black-tailed Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +21
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed 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
Erythromma najas
Erythromma najas
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
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
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 