Dencher Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Tandridge Getting here
51.17997, 0.01157
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 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 — Swift, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Yew +3 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
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.
Photos Footpath 387 towards Dencher Wood
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Wildlife to spot
3,835 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Swift · Barn Owl · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Starling +38
Swift Apus apus Barn Owl Tyto alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Strix aluco sylvatica Strix aluco sylvatica2022 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Rabbit +4
Mole Talpa europaea2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Toad Bufo bufo2022 Common Frog Rana temporaria2021 Meadow Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · White-legged Damselfly +22
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2021 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2023 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Yew · Holly
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Yew Taxus baccata Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Swift · Barn Owl · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Starling +38
Swift Apus apus Barn Owl Tyto alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Strix aluco sylvatica Strix aluco sylvatica2022 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Rabbit +4
Mole Talpa europaea2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Toad Bufo bufo2022 Common Frog Rana temporaria2021 Meadow Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · White-legged Damselfly +22
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2021 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2023 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Yew · Holly
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Yew Taxus baccata Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
American Mink Neovison vison2023
American Mink Neovison vison2023
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Cream-streaked Ladybird
Cream-streaked Ladybird
Harmonia quadripunctata2023
Harmonia quadripunctata2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Athripsodes cinereus Athripsodes cinereus2021
Athripsodes cinereus Athripsodes cinereus2021
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2025
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Long-horned Bee Eucera longicornis2024
Long-horned Bee Eucera longicornis2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2023
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Anaglyptus mysticus Anaglyptus mysticus2023
Anaglyptus mysticus Anaglyptus mysticus2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Heterocerus fenestratus Heterocerus fenestratus2022
Heterocerus fenestratus Heterocerus fenestratus2022
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2021
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2021
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2021
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2021
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2021
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2021
Ceraclea dissimilis Ceraclea dissimilis2021
Ceraclea dissimilis Ceraclea dissimilis2021
Gastrophysa polygoni Gastrophysa polygoni2021
Gastrophysa polygoni Gastrophysa polygoni2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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