Beechen Copse - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.28128, -0.21292
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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 🛝 Playground 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient 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
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Headley Heath Bluebell Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Discover distant vistas, wander through woodlands & valleys and enjoy a vast display of bluebells in the spring months on this family-friendly trail.
Paths with some steep ascents and descents, steps, uneven terrain & bridlepaths. Dogs welcome on a lead.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath Butterfly Walk, Box Hill Walking route 3.2 km ▾
2-mile circular walk round Headley Heath, rambling through woodland & heathland. Many different species of butterfly. Mainly flat or gently undulating land, with a some slight descents and ascents. Can be muddy. Dogs welcome under close control.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath Circuit, Box Hill Walking route 6.6 km ▾
Enjoy stunning views and rich, varied and rare wildlife on a circular walk over open heathland, woodland and chalk downland designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. One steep descent and some steps. Dogs welcome on a lead due to livestock.
Named route Length 6.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath to White Hill Walking Trail, Box Hill Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Take in views of the Surrey Hills on this circular walk through woodland, open pasture & farmland. There's a country pub to stop off at en route, and two steep slopes (between ponds and along a rocky bridlepath). Please keep dogs on leads near livestock.
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hemlock Close public footpath · 30 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 30 m Path type: residential
Show on map Warren Lodge Drive public footpath · 259 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 259 m Path type: residential
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Beechen Lane, Lower Kingswood
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Wildlife to spot
19,057 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,057 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Dolichovespula media
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media Lesser Hawkbit · Ribbed Melilot · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Lucerne · Smooth Hawk's-beard +16
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis2025 Ribbed Melilot Melilotus officinalis2025 Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025 Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa2025 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025 Autumn Hawkbit Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,057 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Dolichovespula media
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media Lesser Hawkbit · Ribbed Melilot · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Lucerne · Smooth Hawk's-beard +16
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis2025 Ribbed Melilot Melilotus officinalis2025 Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025 Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa2025 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025 Autumn Hawkbit Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis2025
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis2025
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis2025
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana2025
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana2025
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2025
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2025
Many-leaved Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. leersii2025
Many-leaved Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. leersii2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2025
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2025
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2025
Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed Pilosella2025
Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed Pilosella2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
White Melilot Melilotus albus2025
White Melilot Melilotus albus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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