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Banstead Downs Golf Club

3 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 325m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 325m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wandle TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route

Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route

Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

119 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 76 linkCycling route

Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

LCN 77Cycling route

LCN route via Ewell - Belmont - Roundshaw - South Croydon

Named routeRef 77Local cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route

Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

50,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

50,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Magpie +54

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects38 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Speckled Wood · Small White +33

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Trichochermes walkeriTrichochermes walkeri2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Bryony LadybirdHenosepilachna argus2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
HoplothripsHoplothrips
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Graphosoma italicumGraphosoma italicum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Lixus iridisLixus iridis2025
Graptus triguttatusGraptus triguttatus2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2024

Eyebright

EyebrightEuphrasia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

50,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Magpie +54

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects38 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Speckled Wood · Small White +33

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Trichochermes walkeriTrichochermes walkeri2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Bryony LadybirdHenosepilachna argus2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
HoplothripsHoplothrips
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Graphosoma italicumGraphosoma italicum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Lixus iridisLixus iridis2025
Graptus triguttatusGraptus triguttatus2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2024

Eyebright

EyebrightEuphrasia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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