Getting here
51.27291, -0.44246
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Station Parade Free 66m away — 18 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Station Parade Free 66m away — 18 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Wild Strawberry, Stinking Hellebore +1 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +45 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
23 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Bookham Common Activity Trail, North Downs WestWalking route4.8 km
Bookham Commons is a widely varied landscape, ranging from shady woodlands, to open grassland plains, to marshy ponds and wetlands. This provides a wonderful set of habitats for lots of wildlife. See how much you can spot as you wander along the paths.
The Fox WayWalking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
The Highlandspublic footpath · 504 m
FP 96public footpath · 1.3 km
FP 95public footpath · 629 m
🚴Cycling
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Woking and Egham link
Venus TrailCycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Newlands Corner BombholesMountain bike route
Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route
Newlands Corner Bombholes 2Mountain bike route
The TubeMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Lollesworth Lanebridleway · 360 m
Wildlife to spot
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