Getting here
51.32470, -0.41034
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Waitrose Car Park 6m away — 20 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
- 🅿️Waitrose Car Park 6m away — 20 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper +32 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
Bookham Common Activity Trail, North Downs WestWalking route4.8 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.
The Fox WayWalking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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)
Mizen Waypublic footpath · 67 m
Combe Placepublic footpath · 51 m
Church Pathpublic footpath · 492 m
🚴Cycling
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Woking and Egham link
Venus TrailCycling route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Mercury TrailCycling route
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Hogshill Lanebridleway · 425 m
Wildlife to spot
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