Holy Trinity Church ✦ Ancient woodland 45 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 45 ha
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51.38317, -0.53584
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Swallow +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Swallow +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Red Dead-nettle, Climbing Corydalis · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Gatekeeper +119 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Gatekeeper +119 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Locks and Levels (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route 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 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 Weybridge to New Haw Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 8 km ▾
This walk follows the route of the last commercial barges on the Wey Navigations. The large Wey barges, owned by Stevens and Sons, transported grain from the Royal Docks in London to Coxes Mill in Addlestone until the late 1960s.
Named route Length 8 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars 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 Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Holy Trinity Church, Botleys and Lyne, Chertsey
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7,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin +34
Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox · Mole +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Rhinocyllus conicus · Blue Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +16
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024 Red Dead-nettle · Climbing Corydalis
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin +34
Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox · Mole +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Rhinocyllus conicus · Blue Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +16
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024 Red Dead-nettle · Climbing Corydalis
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Synplasta gracilis Synplasta gracilis2023
Synplasta gracilis Synplasta gracilis2023
Mycetophila edwardsi Mycetophila edwardsi2023
Mycetophila edwardsi Mycetophila edwardsi2023
Mycomya cinerascens Mycomya cinerascens2023
Mycomya cinerascens Mycomya cinerascens2023
Mycomya circumdata Mycomya circumdata2023
Mycomya circumdata Mycomya circumdata2023
Mycomya annulata Mycomya annulata2023
Mycomya annulata Mycomya annulata2023
Phronia forcipula Phronia forcipula2023
Phronia forcipula Phronia forcipula2023
Epicypta aterrima Epicypta aterrima2023
Epicypta aterrima Epicypta aterrima2023
Mycomya wankowiczii Mycomya wankowiczii2023
Mycomya wankowiczii Mycomya wankowiczii2023
Megalopelma nigroclavatum Megalopelma nigroclavatum2023
Megalopelma nigroclavatum Megalopelma nigroclavatum2023
Mycetophila fungorum Mycetophila fungorum2023
Mycetophila fungorum Mycetophila fungorum2023
Mycetophila sordida Mycetophila sordida2023
Mycetophila sordida Mycetophila sordida2023
Zygomyia valida Zygomyia valida2023
Zygomyia valida Zygomyia valida2023
Mycetophila unicolor Mycetophila unicolor2023
Mycetophila unicolor Mycetophila unicolor2023
Mycetophila curviseta Mycetophila curviseta2023
Mycetophila curviseta Mycetophila curviseta2023
Exechia fusca Exechia fusca2023
Exechia fusca Exechia fusca2023 