Banstead Downs Golf Club 15 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
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51.33548, -0.20214
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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 Great Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 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
🦉 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, Marbled White +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 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 118 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
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34,964 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,964 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Trichochermes walkeri · 7-spot Ladybird · Bryony Ladybird · Glow-worm · Rosemary Beetle +10
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 34,964 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Trichochermes walkeri · 7-spot Ladybird · Bryony Ladybird · Glow-worm · Rosemary Beetle +10
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
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
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 