Getting here
51.34781, -0.45922
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
- 🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ 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
- 🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Bell Heather, Heather +43 more · last seen 2024
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Drab Griever, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Drab Griever, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +64 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route
avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton
The Fox WayWalking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking 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)
🚴Cycling
79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mimas TrailCycling route
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Route 223Cycling route
Ceres TrailCycling route
Deimos TrailCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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