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Four bowl barrows on West End Common

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WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Meadow Buttercup, Rhododendron +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Meadow Buttercup, Rhododendron +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Pluto TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Dione Trail (Cycle Woking)Cycling route
Named routeRef DioneLocal cycle route
Titan TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TitanLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

31 public paths nearby

Public paths
Broad Streetbridleway · 243 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 243 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Broad Streetbridleway · 73 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Birch Lanebridleway · 168 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 168 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

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