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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Epsom and Ewell Getting here
51.36613, -0.28155
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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Beautiful Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly +84 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Beautiful Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly +84 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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
LOOP link to Ewell West station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Chessington Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 7) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map 102 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Link from Cycleway 28 to Kingston University/C29
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 30 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C30 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
46,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,814 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Wren +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Bordered Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort +23
Bordered Screw-moss Tortula marginata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,814 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Wren +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Bordered Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort +23
Bordered Screw-moss Tortula marginata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nicholson's Beard-moss
Nicholson's Beard-moss
Didymodon nicholsonii
Didymodon nicholsonii
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss Neckera smithii
Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss Neckera smithii Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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