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French Memorial

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.30144, -0.63866

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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
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Migrant Hawker, Grayling +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Migrant Hawker, Grayling +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Floating Pennywort, Heather, Purple Moor-grass +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Heather, Purple Moor-grass +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

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

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saturn Trail (link)Cycling route
Named routeRef SaturnLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Europa TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Europa (8)Local cycle route
Ganymede TrailCycling route
Named routeRef GanymedeLocal cycle route
Hyperion TrailCycling route
Named routeRef HyperionLocal cycle route
Earth TrailCycling route
Named routeRef EarthLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brookwood Military Cemetery - French Memorial

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brookwood Military Cemetery - French Memorial

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Goldsworth ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦BROOKWOOD CEMETERYHistoric site700 m→🌱Waterers ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Pirbright GreenUrban park700 m→🌱Mindenhurst Central SANGUrban park4.1 km→🌱Mindenhurst Southern SANGUrban park4.3 km→

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