Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Runnymede Getting here
51.39427, -0.61225
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Grayling, Silver-studded Blue +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Grayling, Silver-studded Blue +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Tinkers Lane public footpath · 231 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 231 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map West Drive public footpath · 2.4 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2.4 km Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 24 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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Shrubbs Hill Lane bridleway · 67 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 67 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Shrubbs Hill Lane bridleway · 158 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 158 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Shrubbs Hill Lane bridleway · 62 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 62 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map Shrubbs Hill Lane bridleway · 210 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 210 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Part of Wentworth Golf Course
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
id: dda1a7c9-d3f6-44bd-94d9-d8661052b757
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
19,060 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 19,060 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren · Robin +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Shoveler Spatula clypeata Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Adder · Slow-worm · Smooth Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Paragus · 7-spot Ladybird · Black-tailed Skimmer +32
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Trumpets
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,060 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren · Robin +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Shoveler Spatula clypeata Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Adder · Slow-worm · Smooth Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Paragus · 7-spot Ladybird · Black-tailed Skimmer +32
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Trumpets
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025 Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 