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Places › England › South East › Woking Getting here
51.30485, -0.60695
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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 474m 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 474m 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Minotaur Beetle +206 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Saturn Trail
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 25 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 St John's Lye public footpath · 93 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 93 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map St John's Lye public footpath · 512 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 512 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
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 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 Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ceres (1) 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
23,442 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,442 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +30
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pochard Aythya ferina Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Brown Soft-scale · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +11
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,442 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +30
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pochard Aythya ferina Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Brown Soft-scale · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +11
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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