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Effingham House

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird +133 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird +133 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

FP 122public footpath · 582 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 582 mSurface grassPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route

A3 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef A3Local cycle route

A3 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The TubeMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

BW 131bridleway · 559 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 559 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

BW 131bridleway · 94 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 94 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Salmons Road (BW 121)bridleway · 279 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 279 mSurface unpavedPath type: service

BW 121bridleway · 103 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 103 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Salmons Road (BW 121)bridleway · 12 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

14,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winterspring

2026

Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +33

Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Feral Cat · Roe Deer

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2024
Feral CatFelis catus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects40 species

summerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Large Scabious Mining Bee +35

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Large Scabious Mining BeeAndrena hattorfiana
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Exechiopsis intersectaExechiopsis intersecta2024
Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2024
Brevicornu griseicolleBrevicornu griseicolle2024
Sepsis violaceaSepsis violacea2024
Zygomyia varaZygomyia vara2024
Diadocidia ferruginosaDiadocidia ferruginosa2024
Mycetophila pumilaMycetophila pumila2024
Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus2024
Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2024
Rymosia fasciataRymosia fasciata2024
Mycetophila aleaMycetophila alea2024
Mycomya tenuisMycomya tenuis2024
Synapha vitripennisSynapha vitripennis2024
Mycetophila marginataMycetophila marginata2024
Hairy KnucklehornCladius pilicornis2024
Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata2024
Stag KnucklehornCladius pectinicornis2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
Compressed KnucklehornCladius compressicornis2024
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024
Whitebeam Berry-borerHoplocampa ariae2024
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024
Black-collared CarverRhogogaster scalaris2024
Smoky GrieverDolerus fumosus2024
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2024
Armed Nomad BeeNomada armata2024
Capsus aterCapsus ater2024
Orfelia fasciataOrfelia fasciata2024
Common Fern-sawflyAneugmenus padi2024
Geranium MandrelAmetastegia carpini2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024

🌿

Plants5 species

winterspring

2026

Ground-ivy · Wild Strawberry · Stinking Hellebore · Sweet Violet · Spurge-laurel

Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winterspring

2026

Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +33

Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Feral Cat · Roe Deer

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2024
Feral CatFelis catus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects40 species

summerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Large Scabious Mining Bee +35

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Large Scabious Mining BeeAndrena hattorfiana
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Exechiopsis intersectaExechiopsis intersecta2024
Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2024
Brevicornu griseicolleBrevicornu griseicolle2024
Sepsis violaceaSepsis violacea2024
Zygomyia varaZygomyia vara2024
Diadocidia ferruginosaDiadocidia ferruginosa2024
Mycetophila pumilaMycetophila pumila2024
Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus2024
Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2024
Rymosia fasciataRymosia fasciata2024
Mycetophila aleaMycetophila alea2024
Mycomya tenuisMycomya tenuis2024
Synapha vitripennisSynapha vitripennis2024
Mycetophila marginataMycetophila marginata2024
Hairy KnucklehornCladius pilicornis2024
Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata2024
Stag KnucklehornCladius pectinicornis2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
Compressed KnucklehornCladius compressicornis2024
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024
Whitebeam Berry-borerHoplocampa ariae2024
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024
Black-collared CarverRhogogaster scalaris2024
Smoky GrieverDolerus fumosus2024
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2024
Armed Nomad BeeNomada armata2024
Capsus aterCapsus ater2024
Orfelia fasciataOrfelia fasciata2024
Common Fern-sawflyAneugmenus padi2024
Geranium MandrelAmetastegia carpini2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024

🌿

Plants5 species

winterspring

2026

Ground-ivy · Wild Strawberry · Stinking Hellebore · Sweet Violet · Spurge-laurel

Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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