Heathfield Copse - Broadleaved woodland 3 ha
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🌿 Foraging🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Elmbridge Getting here
51.31601, -0.35964
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 🌿 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 welcomeTraditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route 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 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 Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map A3 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,445 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,445 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +40
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Pygmy Shrew
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Green Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans · Agonum thoreyi · Acupalpus dubius · Blue Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Agonum thoreyi Agonum thoreyi2024 Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius2024 Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2024 Bugle · Meadow Vetchling · Hairy St John's-wort · Green Hound's-tongue · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +3
Bugle Ajuga reptans Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,445 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +40
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Pygmy Shrew
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Green Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans · Agonum thoreyi · Acupalpus dubius · Blue Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Agonum thoreyi Agonum thoreyi2024 Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius2024 Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2024 Bugle · Meadow Vetchling · Hairy St John's-wort · Green Hound's-tongue · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +3
Bugle Ajuga reptans Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckooflower
Cuckooflower
Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine pratensis
Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum
Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum 