Old Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Woking Getting here
51.33760, -0.48708
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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 80m away — 14 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 🅿️ Parking 80m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +291 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +291 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Locks and Levels (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 100 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 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Murray's Lane bridleway · 61 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 61 m Surface paved Path type: track
Show on map Murray's Lane bridleway · 110 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 110 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Murray's Lane bridleway · 107 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 107 m Surface paved Path type: track
Show on map Murray's Lane bridleway · 87 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 87 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Murray's Lane bridleway · 93 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 93 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos River Wey Navigation by Old Wood
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Wildlife to spot
21,661 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,661 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Apion frumentarium · Sphaerophoria · Eupeodes · Hairy Shieldbug +19
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 7-spot Ladybird Floating Pennywort
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,661 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Apion frumentarium · Sphaerophoria · Eupeodes · Hairy Shieldbug +19
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 7-spot Ladybird Floating Pennywort
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Paragus Paragus2025
Paragus Paragus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Peritelus sphaeroides Peritelus sphaeroides2025
Peritelus sphaeroides Peritelus sphaeroides2025
Brachyderes incanus Brachyderes incanus2025
Brachyderes incanus Brachyderes incanus2025
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus2025
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus2025
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus2025
Stenomax aeneus Stenomax aeneus2025
Stenomax aeneus Stenomax aeneus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 