Highcotts Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
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51.27647, -0.51191
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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 welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Common Field-speedwell +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis intricaria, Rhyzobius forestieri +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis intricaria, Rhyzobius forestieri +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Guildford Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Scholar's Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wey-South Path Walking route ▾
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Canons and Cornmills Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Field Way public footpath · 61 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 61 m Path type: residential
Show on map 82 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 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 Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
Newlands Corner Bombholes Mountain bike route ▾
Newlands Corner Bombholes 3 Mountain bike route ▾
Newlands Corner Bombholes 2 Mountain bike route ▾
Cobra Kai Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Unusable lay-by on A3 in Highcotts Wood south of Send
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Wildlife to spot
47,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,656 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis intricaria · Rhyzobius forestieri · Didea fasciata · Callicera aurata +4
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025 Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri2025 Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025 Callicera aurata Callicera aurata2025 Cuckooflower · Common Field-speedwell · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Dandelion · Danish Scurvygrass +10
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Dandelion Taraxacum Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,656 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis intricaria · Rhyzobius forestieri · Didea fasciata · Callicera aurata +4
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025 Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri2025 Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025 Callicera aurata Callicera aurata2025 Cuckooflower · Common Field-speedwell · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Dandelion · Danish Scurvygrass +10
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Dandelion Taraxacum Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phasia hemiptera
Phasia hemiptera
Phasia hemiptera2025
Phasia hemiptera2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2025
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
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