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Yateley Common

44 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

51.32793, -0.80659

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Grayling +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fleet Pond Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
Ambarrow Hill CircuitWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ambarrow Court CircuitWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wildlife WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prior's Lanepublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Prior's Lanepublic footpath · 81 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Prior's Lanepublic footpath · 102 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnborough Pyestock GateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fleet Pond Blue TrackMountain bike route
Named route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue
🐴

Horse riding

66 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Flatsbridleway · 292 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 292 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Cobbett's Lanebridleway · 191 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 191 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Stroud Lanebridleway · 290 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 290 mSurface compactedPath type: track
The Flatsbridleway · 61 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 61 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Stroud Lanebridleway · 351 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 351 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Access road, Yateley Common

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Access road, Yateley Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Southwood country parkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Sandhurst Memorial ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Hartland Country ParkUrban park4.6 km→🏞️YATELEY COMMONCountry park800 m→🌱Bottom MeadowUrban park1.8 km→

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