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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Epsom and Ewell Getting here
51.33336, -0.27392
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café 1 — 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 ☕ Café 1 — 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, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Surrey Cycleway
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Dalmeny Way public footpath · 43 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 43 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 35 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 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
40,488 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin +37
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hornet · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +12
Hornet Vespa crabro Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Alder Buckthorn
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin +37
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hornet · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +12
Hornet Vespa crabro Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Alder Buckthorn
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Zeugophora subspinosa Zeugophora subspinosa
Zeugophora subspinosa Zeugophora subspinosa
Populicerus laminatus Populicerus laminatus
Populicerus laminatus Populicerus laminatus
Aphrophora pectoralis Aphrophora pectoralis
Aphrophora pectoralis Aphrophora pectoralis
Tremulicerus tremulae Tremulicerus tremulae
Tremulicerus tremulae Tremulicerus tremulae
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea 