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📷 Dan Gregory · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.34392, -0.28220

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Darter, Hornet, Migrant Hawker +16 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route▾

Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route

Thames Down LinkWalking route▾

Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route

Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route▾

Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route

Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

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39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route▾

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 32Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 32Local cycle route

Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle trackCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycleway 29Cycling route▾

Named routeRef C29Regional cycle route

Cycleway 29Cycling route▾

Originally proposed mini-holland route, later revised (post-Covid)

Named routeRef C29

Wildlife to spot

66,404 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

66,404 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds62 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit

+57 more species

All 62 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

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Mammals2 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

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Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Slow-worm

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Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Smooth Newt

🐝

Insects19 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter · Hornet · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly

+14 more species

All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
HornetVespa crabro
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

66,404 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds62 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit

+57 more species

All 62 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

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Mammals2 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Slow-worm

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Smooth Newt

🐝

Insects19 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter · Hornet · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly

+14 more species

All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
HornetVespa crabro
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Dan Gregory · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Housing development on former Horton Hospital site

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Photos

📷 Dan Gregory · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Housing development on former Horton Hospital site

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Café

1 nearby · 148m

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Parking

1 nearby · 296m

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Playground

280m away

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🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

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