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Crickets Hill

2 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.36130, -0.46004

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Veggieberg — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Rhododendron, Downy Birch / Silver Birch +19 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bramble, Rhododendron, Downy Birch / Silver Birch +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route

avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton

Named routeRef TPaltRegional walking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Railton Closepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Railton Closepublic footpath · 17 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Railton Closepublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

90 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mimas TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MimasLocal cycle route
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Ceres TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Ceres (1)Local cycle route
Deimos TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Deimos (6)Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Weybridge station car park

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Weybridge station car park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OCKHAM AND WISLEYNature reserve4.9 km→🌱Brooklands Community ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Ashley Park Open SpaceUrban park3.5 km→🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Churchfields Recreation GroundUrban park1.1 km→🌱Windmill CommonUrban park3.5 km→

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