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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.33817, -0.57728
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 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 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 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Broad-bodied Chaser +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Broad-bodied Chaser +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Cord-moss, Bog Groove-moss, Heath Star Moss +6 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Cord-moss, Bog Groove-moss, Heath Star Moss +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 113 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 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
33,389 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,389 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Common Gull Larus canus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Rock Dove Columba livia Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pterostichus vernalis · Helophilus pendulus · Cream-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird +2
Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Cord-moss · Bog Groove-moss · Heath Star Moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss · Common Chickweed +4
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025 Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,389 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Common Gull Larus canus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Rock Dove Columba livia Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pterostichus vernalis · Helophilus pendulus · Cream-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird +2
Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Cord-moss · Bog Groove-moss · Heath Star Moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss · Common Chickweed +4
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025 Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025 2025
2025
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2025
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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