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Places › England › South East › Woking Getting here
51.30215, -0.59413
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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 75m away — 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 75m away — 2 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 — Pochard, Shoveler, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Common Cockchafer +272 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Common Cockchafer +272 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 24 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 Pond Road public footpath · 223 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 223 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Pond Road public footpath · 611 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 611 m Path type: residential
Show on map Mile Path public footpath · 384 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 384 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 104 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 Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas 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 ▾
Photos Part of Woking Golf Course
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Wildlife to spot
27,607 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,607 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 14 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Goldcrest · Great Tit +9
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 68 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Limnephilus lunatus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Hydropsyche · Birch Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug +63
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,607 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 14 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Goldcrest · Great Tit +9
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 68 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Limnephilus lunatus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Hydropsyche · Birch Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug +63
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus sparsus
Limnephilus sparsus
Limnephilus sparsus2025
Limnephilus sparsus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2025
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2025
Bradycellus Bradycellus2025
Bradycellus Bradycellus2025
Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Grammotaulius nigropunctatus2025
Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Grammotaulius nigropunctatus2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2025
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Lasius mixtus Lasius mixtus2025
Lasius mixtus Lasius mixtus2025
Polycentropus Polycentropus2025
Polycentropus Polycentropus2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Clivina fossor Clivina fossor
Clivina fossor Clivina fossor
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Otiorhynchus raucus Otiorhynchus raucus
Otiorhynchus raucus Otiorhynchus raucus
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Limnephilus vittatus Limnephilus vittatus2025
Limnephilus vittatus Limnephilus vittatus2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2025
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2025
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2025
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
Lype phaeopa Lype phaeopa2025
Lype phaeopa Lype phaeopa2025
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Idiocerus herrichi Idiocerus herrichi2025
Idiocerus herrichi Idiocerus herrichi2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Polycentropodidae Polycentropodidae2025
Polycentropodidae Polycentropodidae2025
Triaenodes bicolor Triaenodes bicolor2025
Triaenodes bicolor Triaenodes bicolor2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Limnephilus extricatus Limnephilus extricatus2025
Limnephilus extricatus Limnephilus extricatus2025
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2025
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2025
Anthracus consputus Anthracus consputus2025
Anthracus consputus Anthracus consputus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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