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Compton Common

5 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.21171, -0.62310

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Stag Beetle +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Stag Beetle +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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 routeRef E2International walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Western)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
FP288public footpath · 488 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 488 mPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Farnham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route

Guildford to Chertsey

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead LoopMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cycle Surrey Hills - Puttenham LoopMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
BW290bridleway · 715 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 715 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

B3000, Compton Common

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

B3000, Compton Common

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🌱Phillips Memorial ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Phillips Memorial ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Phillips Memorial ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Burys FieldUrban park2.9 km→🌱Broadwater ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Onslow ArboretumUrban park2.7 km→

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