Yateley Common Country Park

With woodlands, heathland and ponds, Yateley Common offers a variety of experiences to visitors. There is no charge for access to the Common.

Located between Yateley and the A30. There are four car parks, two are adjacent to large grassy areas suitable for picnics and general amenity, at Wyndhams Pool off Cricket Hill Lane, and two car parks off the A30 between Yateley and Blackwater. Access to west end of the site by parking at Blackbushe Airport, off the A30.

Dog Walking

• Dogs are welcome at Yateley Common Country Park and we value the contribution that responsible owners can bring. Please follow these tips to ensure a safe and enjoyable visit:
• Yateley Common Country Park is home to lots of wildlife, including Adders. To reduce the risk of your dog getting injured, always keep it nearby and in sight. Stay calm and phone the vet immediately if it’s bitten.
• Please do not let your dog approach or chase wildlife or grazing animals; it can cause serious injury or stress, and your dog can get lost or run over. Use a lead if necessary.
• Please keep your dog on the paths from 1 March to 31 July. This is when many birds nest on or near the ground, even in short vegetation. Even friendly dogs will scare birds away from their nests – the chicks will starve or get eaten by predators.
• Please don’t let your dog approach other people uninvited, especially children, horse riders and picnickers. Children may be frightened and horses spooked even by friendly dogs.
• Clean up after your dog around the car parks, picnic areas and entrances – bag it and take it home. Away from these areas, it’s OK to just flick it off the path.
• To ensure your dog returns home safely, make sure it always wears a collar bearing your name, address and mobile phone number.
• Download Paws on the Common, Guide to a safe and enjoyable visit to Yateley Common Country Park

It's recognised for its importance to nature conservation and is protected under both UK and EU law. It is also a vital recreational resource for the local community and visitors to the area.

Much of the Common is also designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and a Special Protection Area (SPA) because of its importance for wildlife. It has a dense network of bridleways with many smaller paths. We ask horse riders to use designated bridleways and walkers to keep to paths. This will help to minimise disturbance to the many internationally important ground nesting birds that use the Common.

The nearest train station is Blackwater on the Reading to Guildford line, about a mile east of the site. The number 3 Stagecoach bus (Blackwater Valley link) connects Yateley to Blackwater, Camberley, Frimley, Mychett, Ash, and Aldershot. The number 200 Stagecoach comes from Basingstoke to Camberley via Hook, North Warnborough, Odiham, Winchfield, and Hartley Wintney and travels along the A30 to the south of the Common.