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Places › England › South East › Elmbridge Getting here
51.33689, -0.45115
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 121m away — 4 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 121m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown, Common Blue Damselfly +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown, Common Blue Damselfly +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Bell Heather, Heather +38 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bramble, Bell Heather, Heather +38 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Rowan, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Effingham walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Locks and Levels (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 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 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Deimos Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Deimos (6) Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,314 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,314 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Coot · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Mallard · Jackdaw +35
Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Birch Shieldbug · Black Clock +6
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Rhododendron · Downy Birch / Silver Birch · Bramble · Gorse · Bell Heather +9
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Downy Birch / Silver Birch Betula pubescens/pendula Bramble Rubus fruticosus Gorse Ulex europaeus Bell Heather Erica cinerea Heather Calluna vulgaris Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,314 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Coot · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Mallard · Jackdaw +35
Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Birch Shieldbug · Black Clock +6
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Rhododendron · Downy Birch / Silver Birch · Bramble · Gorse · Bell Heather +9
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Downy Birch / Silver Birch Betula pubescens/pendula Bramble Rubus fruticosus Gorse Ulex europaeus Bell Heather Erica cinerea Heather Calluna vulgaris Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2024
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Conifer seedlings/saplings Conifer seedlings/saplings
Conifer seedlings/saplings Conifer seedlings/saplings 