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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.27234, -0.16233
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 📍 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Marbled White +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Marbled White +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Beric Beard-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Beric Beard-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local walking route
Show on map Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Downlands Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RBMT Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Catherham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lime Works Road bridleway · 217 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 217 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
27,044 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,044 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Coot · Cormorant · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Little Owl Athene noctua Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox
Meadow Brown · Large White · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Small Heath +20
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Small Red-eyed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Floating Crystalwort · River Feather-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Floating Crystalwort Riccia fluitans2024 River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,044 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Coot · Cormorant · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Little Owl Athene noctua Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox
Meadow Brown · Large White · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Small Heath +20
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Small Red-eyed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Floating Crystalwort · River Feather-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Floating Crystalwort Riccia fluitans2024 River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erythromma viridulum2023
Erythromma viridulum2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2023
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2023
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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