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Esher Common - Conifer woodland

25 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsDogsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.34838, -0.37524

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 250m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Views Walk, ClaremontWalking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmLocal walking route
Lake Walk, ClaremontWalking route800 m
Named routeLength 800 mRound tripLocal walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route

avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton

Named routeRef TPaltRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Spelthorne LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
West Bridgebridleway · 84 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 84 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland on Esher Common

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland on Esher Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱National Trust - Claremont Landscape GardensUrban park900 m→🌱Leg O'Mutton FieldUrban park3.6 km→🦉ESHER COMMONNature reserve0 m→🌱Claremont Landscape GardenUrban park900 m→✦CLAREMONTHistoric site1 km→🦉WEST END COMMONNature reserve1.1 km→

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