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Drift Golf and Country Club

✦ Ancient woodland141 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome141 ha

Getting here

51.29224, -0.43595

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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
  • 🅿️Horsley Station Car Park 224m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Rhombic Leatherbug +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Rhombic Leatherbug +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
Bookham Common Activity Trail, North Downs WestWalking route4.8 km

Bookham Commons is a widely varied landscape, ranging from shady woodlands, to open grassland plains, to marshy ponds and wetlands. This provides a wonderful set of habitats for lots of wildlife. See how much you can spot as you wander along the paths.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Highlandspublic footpath · 504 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 504 mSurface concretePath type: residential
FP 115public footpath · 376 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 376 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Norrels Drivepublic footpath · 546 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 546 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Venus TrailCycling route
Named routeRef VenusLocal cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 131bridleway · 607 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 607 mPath type: bridleway
Whitehill Lanebridleway · 512 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 512 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tramlines in the wheat

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tramlines in the wheat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OCKHAM AND WISLEYNature reserve3.1 km→🌱RHS Garden WisleyUrban park3.6 km→✦ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S GARDENS, WISLEYHistoric site3.6 km→✦HATCHLANDSHistoric site4.3 km→🌱PinetumUrban park3.9 km→🌱Leg O'Mutton FieldUrban park4.2 km→

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