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Rand's Plantation - Woodland plantation

5 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.26513, -0.70889

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Leucophora, Harlequin Ladybird · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

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Wellesley Green RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Scholars GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
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Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
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Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle Surrey Hills - Puttenham LoopMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The butts, No 2 range

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The butts, No 2 range

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Frimley Lodge ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Aldershot ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Normandy CommonUrban park2.2 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Municipal GardensUrban park4.6 km→

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