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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.37466, -0.26757
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 275m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 275m away — 3 car parks within reach
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Common Red Soldier Beetle +85 more · last seen 2026
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Named hiking route nearby: London LOOP (Section 8); Named hiking route nearby: London LOOP (Section 8)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
130 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route CCycling route▾
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed)Cycling route▾
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C28
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
33,006 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,006 records · NBN AtlasRobin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Dunnock · Song Thrush
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Badger
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Wood Mouse
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterautumn
2026Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Tortoise Bug
+83 more speciesHide species list
All 88 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss · Caper Spurge · Sand-hill Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,006 records · NBN AtlasRobin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Dunnock · Song Thrush
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Badger
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Wood Mouse
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterautumn
2026Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Tortoise Bug
+83 more speciesHide species list
All 88 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss · Caper Spurge · Sand-hill Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apodemus sylvaticus
Apodemus sylvaticus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolusRoe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
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Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2025Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2025Idiocerus stigmaticalisIdiocerus stigmaticalis2025Idiocerus stigmaticalisIdiocerus stigmaticalis2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025LeafhopperCicadellidae2025LeafhopperCicadellidae2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Mordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalisWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusMalvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2025Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Eledona agricolaEledona agricola2025Eledona agricolaEledona agricola2025StenocranusStenocranus2025StenocranusStenocranus2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Turtle BugPodops inuncta2025Turtle BugPodops inuncta2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Opsius stactogalusOpsius stactogalus2025Opsius stactogalusOpsius stactogalus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2025Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025LepidosaphesLepidosaphes2025LepidosaphesLepidosaphes2025Calliopum tuberculosumCalliopum tuberculosum2025Calliopum tuberculosumCalliopum tuberculosum2025Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2025Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2025Sarcophaga pumilaSarcophaga pumila2025Sarcophaga pumilaSarcophaga pumila2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Chamaemyia juncorumChamaemyia juncorum2025Chamaemyia juncorumChamaemyia juncorum202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Eumerus funeralisEumerus funeralis2025Eumerus funeralisEumerus funeralis2025Dolichopus festivusDolichopus festivus2025Dolichopus festivusDolichopus festivus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei2025Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei2025Psammotettix cephalotesPsammotettix cephalotes2025Psammotettix cephalotesPsammotettix cephalotes2025Helina evectaHelina evecta2025Helina evectaHelina evecta2025Helina obscurataHelina obscurata2025Helina obscurataHelina obscurata2025Hyledelphax elegantulaHyledelphax elegantula2025Hyledelphax elegantulaHyledelphax elegantula2025Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Red AntMyrmica rubra2025Red AntMyrmica rubra2025LauxaniidaeLauxaniidae2025LauxaniidaeLauxaniidae2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Anthomyia procellarisAnthomyia procellaris2025Anthomyia procellarisAnthomyia procellaris2025Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2025Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2025Sarcophaga melanuraSarcophaga melanura2025Sarcophaga melanuraSarcophaga melanura2025Scatella stagnalisScatella stagnalis2025Scatella stagnalisScatella stagnalis2025Sapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctata2025Sapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctata2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus2025Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus2025Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2025Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2025Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2025Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Events & activities nearby
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