Aruwimi Wood - Conifer woodland
19 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🐶Dogs🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
51.29214, -0.67762
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 — 4 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 — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Basingstoke Canal Towpath
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Fox WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FA]Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pluto TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Titan TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TitanLocal cycle route
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
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,562 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,562 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Great Tit · Wren · Goldcrest +50
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- TealAnas crecca
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Athous haemorrhoidalis · Red Wood Ant · Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +5
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- RhogogasterRhogogaster
- Slave-making AntFormica sanguinea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,562 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Great Tit · Wren · Goldcrest +50
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- TealAnas crecca
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Athous haemorrhoidalis · Red Wood Ant · Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +5
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- RhogogasterRhogogaster
- Slave-making AntFormica sanguinea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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