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Shalford Common

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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.21420, -0.55559

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 336m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuckooflower, Ground-ivy, Cherry Plum +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cuckooflower, Ground-ivy, Cherry Plum +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Dark-edged Bee-fly +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Dark-edged Bee-fly +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Western)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Guildford Nature TrailWalking route
Named route
Scholar's TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
FP 61public footpath · 278 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 278 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Farnham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route

Guildford to Chertsey

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route
Named route
Summer MadnessMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Charlie Bronson (Gunbucket)Mountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Newlands Corner BombholesMountain bike route
Named route
Newlands Corner Bombholes 2Mountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 610bridleway · 87 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 87 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grove Cottage, Shalford Common

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grove Cottage, Shalford Common

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🌱Phillips Memorial ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Stoke Park GardensUrban park3.5 km→🌱Stoke ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Recreation Road Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→

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