Colony Bog

Colony Bog is a military installation in Surrey Heath, Surrey, England. Colony Bog is situated nearby to the locality Round Butt, as well as near Stickle Down.

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Shooting Centre and Sheet’s Heath Common.

National Shooting Centre

Sports venue

Photo: Paul Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The National Shooting Centre, commonly referred to as Bisley, is the UK's largest shooting sports complex, comprising several shooting ranges as well as the large Bisley Camp complex of accommodation, clubhouses and support services.

Sheet’s Heath Common

Sheet's Heath Common near Brookwood, Surrey, England, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, part of the larger Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath SSSI. It is also part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection area, a network of sites protected for their ground nesting birds.

Brookwood railway station

Railway station

Photo: Paul Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brookwood railway station serves the village of Brookwood, in Surrey, England. It lies 27 miles 79 chains down the line from London Waterloo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camberley and Farnborough.

Camberley

Photo: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Camberley is a town in Surrey. Camberley is an up-and-coming and expanding town, which is known for being close to the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.

Farnborough

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Farnborough is a town in the northeastern corner of the English county of Hampshire, adjacent to the borders with Surrey and Berkshire. Once an isolated hamlet, Farnborough grew into a medium-sized town over the course of the 20th century.

Frimley

Town

Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.

Frimley is a town in the borough of Surrey Heath, in Surrey, England. It lies approximately 30 mi south-west of central London. The town is of Saxon origin, although it is not listed in Domesday Book of 1086.

Colony Bog

Type: Wetland
Categories: military installation and body of water
Location: Surrey Heath, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.3241° or 51° 19′ 27″ north

Longitude

-0.6762° or 0° 40′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C3X88FF+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 282536826

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Round Butt and Stickle Down.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bisley and Pirbright Ranges and Colony Cottage.

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