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Places › England › South East › Elmbridge Getting here
51.34364, -0.38416
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🌿 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 — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🌿 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🦉 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 — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Common Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Common Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Trifid Bur-marigold, New Zealand Pigmyweed · last seen 2026; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Trifid Bur-marigold, New Zealand Pigmyweed · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Locks and Levels (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path - alternate Walking route ▾
avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton
Named route Ref TPalt Regional walking route
Show on map Bookham Common Activity Trail, North Downs West Walking route 4.8 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.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 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 Chessington Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A3 Cycle Route (alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hersham station/Walton route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
West Bridge bridleway · 84 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 84 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Green Lane bridleway · 428 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 428 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Middle Pond, Fairmile Common
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Wildlife to spot
25,839 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,839 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Robin +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Corticeus unicolor · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Minotaur Beetle +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Corticeus unicolor Corticeus unicolor Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Heather Ladybird American Skunk-cabbage
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,839 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Robin +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Corticeus unicolor · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Minotaur Beetle +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Corticeus unicolor Corticeus unicolor Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Heather Ladybird American Skunk-cabbage
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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