Anchor Copse - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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Places › England › South East › Runnymede Getting here
51.39935, -0.53784
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 347m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 347m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Locks and Levels (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Memorial Route, Runnymede Walking route 3.7 km ▾
This route takes you to all the memorials and artworks at Runnymede, and through the woods to the Commonwealth Airforce Memorial with its lovely views. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 110 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,796 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,796 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Grey Heron · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie +48
Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Mole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dryomyza anilis · Common Darter · Southern Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Marmalade Hoverfly +5
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Emperor Dragonfly Red Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,796 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Grey Heron · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie +48
Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Mole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dryomyza anilis · Common Darter · Southern Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Marmalade Hoverfly +5
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Emperor Dragonfly Red Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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