Drews Rough ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
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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 🐕 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
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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
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths 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 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 283 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 175 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 175 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 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 Wooded hedge on the edge of Drews Rough
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Wildlife to spot
1,663 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,663 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis Swift Apus apus2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Coot Fulica atra2020 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +4
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Broad-bodied Chaser · Birch Catkin Bug · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket +14
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020 Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2021 St Marks Fly Bibio marci Nicholson's Beard-moss · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss · Cuckooflower · Overleaf Pellia · Wall Screw-moss +36
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2020 Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida2020 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2020 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2020 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,663 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis Swift Apus apus2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Coot Fulica atra2020 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +4
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Broad-bodied Chaser · Birch Catkin Bug · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket +14
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020 Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2021 St Marks Fly Bibio marci Nicholson's Beard-moss · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss · Cuckooflower · Overleaf Pellia · Wall Screw-moss +36
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2020 Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida2020 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2020 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2020 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
American Mink Neovison vison2022
American Mink Neovison vison2022
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Badger Meles meles2021
Badger Meles meles2021 2021
2021
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2020
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2020
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2020
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2020
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2020
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2020
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2020
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2020
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2020
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2020
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2020 2020
2020
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2020
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2020
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2020
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2020
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2020
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2020
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2020
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2020
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2020
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2020
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2020
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2020
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2020
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2020
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2020
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2020
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2020
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2020
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2020
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2020
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2020
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2020
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2020
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2020
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2020
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2020
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2020
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2020
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2020
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2020
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2020
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2020
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2020
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2020
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2020
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2020
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2020
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2020
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2020
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2020
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2020
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa2020
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa2020
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2020
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2020
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2020
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2020
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2020
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2020
Smaller White-moss Leucobryum juniperoideum2020
Smaller White-moss Leucobryum juniperoideum2020 