The Wood - Broadleaved woodland
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.35438, -0.22246
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
Sutton Countryside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Avenuepublic footpath · 277 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 277 mSurface asphaltPath type: pedestrian
148 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 31Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
LCN 31Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
Cycleway 29Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C29Regional cycle route
LCN 76 linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
43,067 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
43,067 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Coot · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Stag Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet · Glasshouse Whitefly +14
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Glasshouse WhiteflyTrialeurodes vaporariorum2025
- Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,067 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Coot · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Stag Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet · Glasshouse Whitefly +14
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Glasshouse WhiteflyTrialeurodes vaporariorum2025
- Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2025Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025Athous campyloidesAthous campyloides2025Athous campyloidesAthous campyloides2025Events & activities nearby
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