Walton Park Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.27577, -0.26206
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 31 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Box Hill Hike, Box Hill Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Circular walk, dog friendly, steep climbs and steps, paths may be slippery in winter, Please take care with your footing and wear suitable footwear for the conditions, Broadwood's Folly, Mickleham Gallops
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 04:00;06:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ranmore Circular (SCC) Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Length 9.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local walking route
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Epsom 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 Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 35 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sturt's Lane bridleway · 60 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 60 m Path type: residential
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
13,110 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,110 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Wren · Magpie · Blackbird +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Canada Goose Branta canadensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Coot Fulica atra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Badger
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly +4
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Meliscaeva cinctella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,110 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Wren · Magpie · Blackbird +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Canada Goose Branta canadensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Coot Fulica atra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Badger
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly +4
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Meliscaeva cinctella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 