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Peatmoor Pond

3 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.32849, -0.66486

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Meadow Buttercup, Rhododendron +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Meadow Buttercup, Rhododendron +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Pluto TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Dione Trail (Cycle Woking)Cycling route
Named routeRef DioneLocal cycle route
Titan TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TitanLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Priest Lanebridleway · 234 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 234 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Priest Lanebridleway · 22 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 22 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Priest Lanebridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Priest Lanebridleway · 165 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 165 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Priest Lane

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Priest Lane

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🌱Heatherside Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱Waterers ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦BROOKWOOD CEMETERYHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Mindenhurst Central SANGUrban park3.1 km→🌱Mindenhurst Southern SANGUrban park3.8 km→🌱Pirbright GreenUrban park3.9 km→

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