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✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.35286, -0.53305

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Siskin +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Siskin +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ivy Broomrape, Climbing Corydalis, Red-stemmed Feather-moss +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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 routeRef E2International walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brox Lanepublic footpath · 1.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmPath type: service
Brox Lanepublic footpath · 135 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

144 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Mars TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Phobos TrailCycling route
Named routeRef PhobosLocal cycle route
Mimas TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MimasLocal cycle route
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brox Road at the junction of Guildford Road

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brox Road at the junction of Guildford Road

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🌱Brooklands Community ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Woking ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Homewood ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Kingthorpe GardensUrban park3.3 km→

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