🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Food Hall Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Food Hall Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🚻Toilets
Best for
10 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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11 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey NavigationsWalking route9.6 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 routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
FP 7public footpath · 590 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 590 mPath type: footway
FP 7public footpath · 114 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 114 mSurface pavedPath type: service
FP 6public footpath · 93 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: footway
🚴
Cycling
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40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mars TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Mimas TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef MimasLocal cycle route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Oberon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef OberonLocal cycle route
Ceres TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ceres (1)Local cycle route
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
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2 public paths nearby
Public paths
BW 8bridleway · 1.3 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
