Silvermere Golf Club ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Elmbridge Getting here
51.33821, -0.45355
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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 209m 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 209m away — 4 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Bell Heather, Heather +37 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown, Large White +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown, Large White +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Rowan, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 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 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 The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 43 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 ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Rehill Road - Silvermere Care Home
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Wildlife to spot
13,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Coot · Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +37
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria · Hairy Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Birch Shieldbug +13
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Gypsywort
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Coot · Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +37
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria · Hairy Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Birch Shieldbug +13
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Gypsywort
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
Coreus marginatus
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Peritelus sphaeroides Peritelus sphaeroides
Peritelus sphaeroides Peritelus sphaeroides
Brachyderes incanus Brachyderes incanus
Brachyderes incanus Brachyderes incanus
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus
Stenomax aeneus Stenomax aeneus
Stenomax aeneus Stenomax aeneus
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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