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Places › England › South East › Epsom and Ewell Getting here
51.33246, -0.26352
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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 ☕ Cafe Carraro — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Cafe Carraro — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Large White, Southern Hawker +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Large White, Southern Hawker +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Ewell West station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW 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 Madans Walk public footpath · 490 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 490 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 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 LCN 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
via south of Sutton town centre
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
37,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,489 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Rock Dove · Robin +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet · Limnephilus lunatus · Carabus nemoralis +13
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hornet Vespa crabro Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Pycnomerus fuliginosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,489 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Rock Dove · Robin +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet · Limnephilus lunatus · Carabus nemoralis +13
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hornet Vespa crabro Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Pycnomerus fuliginosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Zeugophora subspinosa Zeugophora subspinosa
Zeugophora subspinosa Zeugophora subspinosa
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus 