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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Places › England › South East › Woking Getting here
51.32249, -0.61217
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food ☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Playing field
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Starting from Papercourt, this walk is based in Send, where the River Wey Navigations has its navigation workshops. On this flat route you'll find locks from the 1760s and ponds and meadows that are important for the local wildlife. Flat & easy walking.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking 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)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pirbright walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Fosters Lane public footpath · 63 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 63 m Surface compacted Path type: service
Show on map Fosters Lane public footpath · 20 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 20 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Fosters Lane public footpath · 54 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 54 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 95 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Phobos Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Phobos Local cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
48,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,293 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit +25
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Melinopterus sphacelatus · Gorse Weevil +2
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,293 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit +25
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Melinopterus sphacelatus · Gorse Weevil +2
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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