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Wisley Church

📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

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, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Hairy Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Hairy Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Ivy, Floating Pennywort +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Ivy, Floating Pennywort +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Venus Trail

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Fox WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Canons and CornmillsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey NavigationsWalking route9.6 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 routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route

FP 84public footpath · 1.1 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: service

FP 3public footpath · 147 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 147 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

FP 84public footpath · 105 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mars TrailCycling route

Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route

Phobos TrailCycling route

Named routeRef PhobosLocal cycle route

Mimas TrailCycling route

Named routeRef MimasLocal cycle route

Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 223Cycling route

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Muddy Lanebridleway · 331 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 331 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Muddy Lanebridleway · 137 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 137 mSurface compactedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

42,824 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,824 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +39

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Apion frumentarium

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2026

Ivy · Lesser Celandine · Floating Pennywort

IvyHedera helix
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,824 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +39

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Apion frumentarium

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2026

Ivy · Lesser Celandine · Floating Pennywort

IvyHedera helix
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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