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🦅 Birds🦋 Insects🦉 Wildlife
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Elmbridge Getting here
51.34344, -0.39822
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Locks and Levels (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path - alternate Walking route ▾
avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton
Named route Ref TPalt Regional walking route
Show on map Bookham Common Activity Trail, North Downs West Walking route 4.8 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 route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking 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 route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A3 Cycle Route (alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hersham station/Walton route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Venus Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Venus Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,506 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,506 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Canada Goose +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 7-spot Ladybird · Corticeus unicolor · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Minotaur Beetle · Heather Ladybird +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Corticeus unicolor Corticeus unicolor Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025 Hairy Shieldbug American Skunk-cabbage
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,506 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Canada Goose +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 7-spot Ladybird · Corticeus unicolor · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Minotaur Beetle · Heather Ladybird +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Corticeus unicolor Corticeus unicolor Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025 Hairy Shieldbug American Skunk-cabbage
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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