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Places › England › South East › Guildford Getting here
51.28187, -0.62268
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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 🅿️ Parking 87m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 87m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Wren +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Wren +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Black Clock, Pterostichus niger +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Black Clock, Pterostichus niger +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pirbright walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wey Navigation Dapdune Wharf to Cartbridge Wharf Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 17.6 km ▾
This there-and-back walk takes in some of the most remote parts of the Wey Navigation. Following the towpath along the boundary of Tudor mansion house Sutton Place, it passes former 19th-century corn mill Stoke Mill, several historic locks and two pubs.
Named route Length 17.6 km Duration 02:3-05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Heath Mill Lane public footpath · 9 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 9 m Path type: residential
Show on map Heath Mill Lane public footpath · 246 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 246 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map Heath Mill Lane public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Path type: residential
Show on map 101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Calypso Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Calypso (7) Local cycle route
Show on map Saturn Trail (link) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Saturn Local cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Europa Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Europa (8) Local cycle route
Show on map Ganymede Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ganymede Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
Christmas Pie Trail Mountain bike route 13.7 km ▾
leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford
Named route Length 13.7 km
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Malthouse Lane byway open to all traffic · 23 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 23 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Malthouse Lane byway open to all traffic · 414 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 414 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
11,920 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,920 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Goldcrest · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +36
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 31 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Abax parallelepipedus · Platyderus depressus · Pterostichus niger · Black Clock · Orange Ladybird +26
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Birch Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,920 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Goldcrest · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +36
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 31 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Abax parallelepipedus · Platyderus depressus · Pterostichus niger · Black Clock · Orange Ladybird +26
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Birch Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus
Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi2025
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 