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⛳ Golf🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Paid entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.33402, -0.20712
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wandle-Oaks Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Ewell West station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local walking route
Show on map Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 112 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
LCN route via Ewell - Belmont - Roundshaw - South Croydon
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Freedown Lane bridleway · 382 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 382 m Surface unpaved Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Banstead Downs Golf Course
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Wildlife to spot
27,938 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,938 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Trichochermes walkeri · 7-spot Ladybird · Bryony Ladybird · Glow-worm · Rosemary Beetle +11
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,938 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Trichochermes walkeri · 7-spot Ladybird · Bryony Ladybird · Glow-worm · Rosemary Beetle +11
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Hoplothrips Hoplothrips
Hoplothrips Hoplothrips
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Graphosoma italicum Graphosoma italicum2025
Graphosoma italicum Graphosoma italicum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
Lixus iridis Lixus iridis2025
Lixus iridis Lixus iridis2025 