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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South East › Woking Getting here
51.30169, -0.64221
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 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 on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Gorse Weevil, Stag Beetle +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Gorse Weevil, Stag Beetle +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Saturn Trail
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pirbright walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park Purple Walking route ▾
Named route Ref purple Local walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saturn Trail (link) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Saturn Local cycle route
Show on map Europa Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Europa (8) Local cycle route
Show on map Ganymede Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ganymede Local cycle route
Show on map Hyperion Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Hyperion Local cycle route
Show on map Earth Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Earth Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
West Heath bridleway · 8 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 8 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map West Heath bridleway · 307 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 307 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map Photos The Canadian section of Brookwood Cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
22,681 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,681 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +48
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Vole Microtus agrestis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Gorse Weevil · Melinopterus sphacelatus · Birch Catkin Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly +6
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Eupeodes luniger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,681 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +48
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Vole Microtus agrestis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Gorse Weevil · Melinopterus sphacelatus · Birch Catkin Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly +6
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Eupeodes luniger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 