Decoy Plantation - Conifer woodland 4 ha
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🦋 Insects🐶 Dogs🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Woking Getting here
51.34126, -0.54523
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 292m away — 6 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 292m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 223
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Locks and Levels (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Canons and Cornmills Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 9.6 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 route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 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 128 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Phobos Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Phobos Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
24,118 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,118 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Ulopa reticulata · Heather Weevil · Cream-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +4
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Common Cord-moss · Common Chickweed · Common Bent · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss +1
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,118 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Ulopa reticulata · Heather Weevil · Cream-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +4
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Common Cord-moss · Common Chickweed · Common Bent · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss +1
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 