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Places › England › South East › Runnymede Getting here
51.37616, -0.57415
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 10 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 on site — 10 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 — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Grayling, Silver-studded Blue +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Grayling, Silver-studded Blue +77 more · last seen 2025
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 · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 11.2 km ▾
The River Wey Navigation linked the Thames and a large part of central southern England via the Basingstoke and the Wey and Arun canals. This walk covers parts of the Wey Navigation and the Basingstoke Canal.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
15,067 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,067 records · National Biodiversity Network Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Robin +30
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +33
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Red-eyed Damselfly Marsh Gentian · Broad-leaved Helleborine
Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,067 records · National Biodiversity Network Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Robin +30
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +33
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Red-eyed Damselfly Marsh Gentian · Broad-leaved Helleborine
Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erythromma najas
Erythromma najas
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi
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