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Brooklands Community Park

9 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.34343, -0.46635

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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 parkingParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Drab Griever, Lesser Stag Beetle +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Drab Griever, Lesser Stag Beetle +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Bell Heather, Heather +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Bell Heather, Heather +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 12 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
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey NavigationsWalking route9.6 km

Starting from Papercourt, this walk is based in Send, where the River Wey Navigations has its navigation workshops. On this flat route you'll find locks from the 1760s and ponds and meadows that are important for the local wildlife. Flat & easy walking.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Deimos TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Deimos (6)Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Mill Lanebridleway · 167 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 167 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brooklands racing circuit

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brooklands racing circuit

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OCKHAM AND WISLEYNature reserve3 km→🌱Brooklands Community ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Churchfields Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱RHS Garden WisleyUrban park3.4 km→✦ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S GARDENS, WISLEYHistoric site3.4 km→🌱PinetumUrban park2.9 km→

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