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Getting here
51.33786, -0.58606
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 357m away — 2 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 357m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Pterostichus vernalis +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Pterostichus vernalis +39 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The Fox WayWalking route
Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey NavigationsWalking route9.6 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.
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)
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey NavigationsWalking route11.2 km
The River Wey Navigation linked the Thames and a large part of central southern England via the Basingstoke and the Wey and Arun canals. This walk covers parts of the Wey Navigation and the Basingstoke Canal.
Deep Pool Lanepublic footpath · 48 m
Deep Pool Lanepublic footpath · 92 m
Deep Pool Lanepublic footpath · 323 m
🚴Cycling
112 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Neptune TrailCycling route
Mars TrailCycling route
Phobos TrailCycling route
Mimas TrailCycling route
Route 223Cycling route
Oberon TrailCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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