Gartons Recreation Ground
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.32037, -0.20711
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Banstead Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Banstead Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Blackcap +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Blackcap +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Marbled White +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Marbled White +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Eyebright, Common Vetch, Kidney Vetch · last seen 2024; Plants — Eyebright, Common Vetch, Kidney Vetch · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle-Oaks Link 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 Headley Heath Circuit, Box Hill Walking route 6.6 km ▾
Enjoy stunning views and rich, varied and rare wildlife on a circular walk over open heathland, woodland and chalk downland designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. One steep descent and some steps. Dogs welcome on a lead due to livestock.
Named route Length 6.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath to White Hill Walking Trail, Box Hill Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Take in views of the Surrey Hills on this circular walk through woodland, open pasture & farmland. There's a country pub to stop off at en route, and two steep slopes (between ponds and along a rocky bridlepath). Please keep dogs on leads near livestock.
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local walking route
Show on map 79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
LCN route via Ewell - Belmont - Roundshaw - South Croydon
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 77 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (77) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,020 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,020 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackcap · Wren · Blackbird · Magpie +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Bryony Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · 7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Hoplothrips +12
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 Hoplothrips Hoplothrips Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,020 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackcap · Wren · Blackbird · Magpie +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Bryony Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · 7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Hoplothrips +12
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 Hoplothrips Hoplothrips Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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