Blackgrove Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Tandridge Getting here
51.20215, -0.03384
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Bullfinch, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Bullfinch, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Adder's-tongue, Moschatel, Red Bartsia +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dormans Park Walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Over the Downs to Oxted Mill walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Outwood Common Walk at Harewoods Walking route 4 km ▾
Enjoy a refreshing circular walk through ancient woodland and across open farmland. See what the farmers are growing in their fields and discover an enchanting hidden pond. Slopes, uneven terrain, stiles & gates present.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Outwood and Smallfield link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Catherham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
10,624 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,624 records · National Biodiversity Network Bullfinch · Kestrel · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +34
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana2024 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Meadow Brown · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red Admiral · Peacock · Harlequin Ladybird +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023 Peacock Aglais io2023 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Adder's-tongue · Moschatel
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,624 records · National Biodiversity Network Bullfinch · Kestrel · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +34
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana2024 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Meadow Brown · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red Admiral · Peacock · Harlequin Ladybird +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023 Peacock Aglais io2023 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Adder's-tongue · Moschatel
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Cockchafer
Common Cockchafer
Melolontha melolontha
Melolontha melolontha
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2023
Large White Pieris brassicae2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2023
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023 