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Places › England › South East › Woking Getting here
51.31871, -0.48157
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 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 — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Effingham walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Locks and Levels (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Canons and Cornmills 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 FP 84 public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map River Wey Navigation path public footpath · 12 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 12 m Surface compacted Path type: path
Show on map Pidgeon House Bridge public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Surface concrete Path type: footway
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map A3 Cycle Route (alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
43,296 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,296 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mole
🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Apion frumentarium
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Gorse · Cleavers · Lesser Celandine · Elder · Holly +4
Gorse Ulex europaeus Cleavers Galium aparine Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Elder Sambucus nigra Holly Ilex aquifolium Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,296 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mole
🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Apion frumentarium
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Gorse · Cleavers · Lesser Celandine · Elder · Holly +4
Gorse Ulex europaeus Cleavers Galium aparine Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Elder Sambucus nigra Holly Ilex aquifolium Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silver Birch
Silver Birch
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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