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gadesden road park

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📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.36095, -0.27073

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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
🅿️Parking 140m away — 12 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking 140m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Beautiful Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Beautiful Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Thames Down LinkWalking route

Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route

Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route

Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route CCycling route

Link from Cycleway 28 to Kingston University/C29

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Cycleway 28Cycling route

Named routeRef C28Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

46,539 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

46,539 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +64

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springwinter

2026

Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects88 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Banded Demoiselle · Migrant Hawker +83

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern Hawker

🌿

Plants31 species

winter

2026

Bordered Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort +26

Bordered Screw-mossTortula marginata
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

46,539 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +64

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springwinter

2026

Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects88 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Banded Demoiselle · Migrant Hawker +83

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern Hawker

🌿

Plants31 species

winter

2026

Bordered Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort +26

Bordered Screw-mossTortula marginata
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica