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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Places › England › South East › Elmbridge Getting here
51.34010, -0.43810
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 188m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 188m away — 12 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 — Magpie, Blackbird, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle, Large White +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle, Large White +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Bell Heather, Heather +33 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bramble, Bell Heather, Heather +33 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Rowan, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +3 more foraging species
Varies
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 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 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Hersham station/Walton route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
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9,680 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,680 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Coot · Woodpigeon · Mallard +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Columba livia livia Columba livia livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 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 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Birch Shieldbug · Black Clock +8
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Gypsywort · Hawkweed Oxtongue
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,680 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Coot · Woodpigeon · Mallard +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Columba livia livia Columba livia livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 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 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Birch Shieldbug · Black Clock +8
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Gypsywort · Hawkweed Oxtongue
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Cockchafer
Common Cockchafer
Melolontha melolontha
Melolontha melolontha
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
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
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024 