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Merrist Wood Golf Club

14 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.26563, -0.62673

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Pterostichus niger, Platyderus depressus +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Pterostichus niger, Platyderus depressus +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Western)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Farm Closepublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: residential
Coombe Lanepublic footpath · 715 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 715 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saturn Trail (link)Cycling route
Named routeRef SaturnLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Hyperion TrailCycling route
Named routeRef HyperionLocal cycle route
Earth TrailCycling route
Named routeRef EarthLocal cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Cycle Surrey Hills - Puttenham LoopMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Drake and Duck

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Drake and Duck

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🌱Normandy CommonUrban park3.7 km→🌱Recreation Road Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Recreation Road Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Stoke ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Stoke Park GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park4.7 km→

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