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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Getting here
51.33140, -0.34820
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Roe Deer, Soprano Pipistrelle +13 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Bog Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bugle, Trifid Bur-marigold, Meadow Vetchling +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map Chessington Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bookham Common Butterfly Walk, North Downs West Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Walk through one of the best woods in England for sighting the elusive purple emperor butterfly, Britain's second largest butterfly, with a wingspan of over 8cm. It was first recorded here in June 2017, and now thrives here thanks to decades of work.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Wren's Hill bridleway · 491 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 491 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Junction of Prince's Drive (ahead), Furze Field (left) and Birds Hill Drive (right)
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Wildlife to spot
6,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Pied Wagtail +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Anisodactylus binotatus · Eristalis pertinax · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Stenolophus teutonus · Xylota segnis +20
Anisodactylus binotatus Anisodactylus binotatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Stenolophus teutonus Stenolophus teutonus Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Bugle · Trifid Bur-marigold · Meadow Vetchling · Hairy St John's-wort · Green Hound's-tongue +4
Bugle Ajuga reptans Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Spring Starflower Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Pied Wagtail +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Anisodactylus binotatus · Eristalis pertinax · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Stenolophus teutonus · Xylota segnis +20
Anisodactylus binotatus Anisodactylus binotatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Stenolophus teutonus Stenolophus teutonus Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Bugle · Trifid Bur-marigold · Meadow Vetchling · Hairy St John's-wort · Green Hound's-tongue +4
Bugle Ajuga reptans Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Spring Starflower Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia variabilis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Megalonotus dilatatus Megalonotus dilatatus
Megalonotus dilatatus Megalonotus dilatatus
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus
Strophosoma capitatum Strophosoma capitatum
Strophosoma capitatum Strophosoma capitatum
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus
Trixagus dermestoides Trixagus dermestoides
Trixagus dermestoides Trixagus dermestoides
Acupalpus exiguus Acupalpus exiguus
Acupalpus exiguus Acupalpus exiguus
Harpalus rubripes Harpalus rubripes
Harpalus rubripes Harpalus rubripes
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Macrodema micropterum Macrodema micropterum
Macrodema micropterum Macrodema micropterum
Ischnocoris angustulus Ischnocoris angustulus
Ischnocoris angustulus Ischnocoris angustulus
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Rhinoncus castor Rhinoncus castor
Rhinoncus castor Rhinoncus castor
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Tristagma uniflorum
Tristagma uniflorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides 