Ware Copse - Grassland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Woking Getting here
51.34285, -0.53369
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Locks and Levels (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Canons and Cornmills Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Starting from Papercourt, this walk is based in Send, where the River Wey Navigations has its navigation workshops. On this flat route you'll find locks from the 1760s and ponds and meadows that are important for the local wildlife. Flat & easy walking.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local 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 124 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Phobos Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Phobos Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map A3 Cycle Route (alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Durnford Farm, Sheerwater
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Wildlife to spot
31,279 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,279 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +46
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Ulopa reticulata · Heather Weevil · Green Tiger Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird +5
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Common Cord-moss · Common Chickweed · Common Bent · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss +1
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,279 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +46
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Ulopa reticulata · Heather Weevil · Green Tiger Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird +5
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Common Cord-moss · Common Chickweed · Common Bent · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss +1
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 