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Places › England › South East › Runnymede Getting here
51.39999, -0.58280
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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 276m away — 4 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 276m away — 4 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Memorial Route, Runnymede Walking route 3.7 km ▾
This route takes you to all the memorials and artworks at Runnymede, and through the woods to the Commonwealth Airforce Memorial with its lovely views. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:00 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 Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Summer Route, Runnymede Walking route 3 km ▾
A varied summer route that runs past our key memorials and gives you a sense of the Runnymede landscape, including woods, meadows, ponds and riverside.
Named route Length 3 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Footpath leaves Wentworth Drive
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Wildlife to spot
27,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Robin · Blackbird +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +14
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Bank Haircap · Neat Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Robin · Blackbird +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +14
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Bank Haircap · Neat Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Xylota Xylota2025
Xylota Xylota2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 