Fairmile Common - Mixed woodland 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Elmbridge Getting here
51.34432, -0.40574
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 🌿 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 — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 27 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 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 Venus Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Venus Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
15,950 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,950 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Chiffchaff +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Corticeus unicolor · Minotaur Beetle · Heather Ladybird +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Corticeus unicolor Corticeus unicolor Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025 American Skunk-cabbage
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,950 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Chiffchaff +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Corticeus unicolor · Minotaur Beetle · Heather Ladybird +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Corticeus unicolor Corticeus unicolor Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025 American Skunk-cabbage
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Birch Shieldbug
Birch Shieldbug
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 