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Even Wood

6 ha

📷 Hugh Craddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.28702, -0.45704

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Eristalis pertinax +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Eristalis pertinax +29 more · last seen 2025

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

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal 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
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The long walk at Hatchlands Park, Hatchlands ParkWalking route4.5 km

Hatchlands is one of the largest country estates in the green belt around Greater London. Follow the boundary through woodland & parkland with distant views of the house & Surrey countryside. Follow pink waymarker arrows. Rough paths. Tramper available.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Deimos TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Deimos (6)Local 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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Whitehill Lanebridleway · 512 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 512 mPath type: service
Green Lane Westbyway open to all traffic · 550 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 550 mSurface grassPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood sculpture in Long Reach

📷 Hugh Craddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood sculpture in Long Reach

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OCKHAM AND WISLEYNature reserve3.4 km→✦HATCHLANDSHistoric site3.1 km→✦ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S GARDENS, WISLEYHistoric site3.2 km→🌱RHS Garden WisleyUrban park3.2 km→🌱Hatchlands ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱PinetumUrban park3.7 km→

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