Thornet Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
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51.28058, -0.40098
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Water Fern · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Stag Beetle, Common Darter +127 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Stag Beetle, Common Darter +127 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Effingham walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Prospects of Polesden (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ranmore Circular (SCC) Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Length 9.5 km 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 Lower Farm Road public footpath · 558 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 558 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle Route (alternative) 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 Venus Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Venus Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map A3 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
26,817 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,817 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mole
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Deer Ked · Red-legged Shieldbug +27
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi Red-legged Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Water Fern
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,817 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mole
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Deer Ked · Red-legged Shieldbug +27
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi Red-legged Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Water Fern
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Corticeus unicolor Corticeus unicolor
Corticeus unicolor Corticeus unicolor
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus2024
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus2024
Rymosia fasciata Rymosia fasciata2024
Rymosia fasciata Rymosia fasciata2024
Mycetophila alea Mycetophila alea2024
Mycetophila alea Mycetophila alea2024
Mycomya tenuis Mycomya tenuis2024
Mycomya tenuis Mycomya tenuis2024
Synapha vitripennis Synapha vitripennis2024
Synapha vitripennis Synapha vitripennis2024
Mycetophila marginata Mycetophila marginata2024
Mycetophila marginata Mycetophila marginata2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 