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Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Large White +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Large White +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Beric Beard-moss, Lords-and-Ladies +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Beric Beard-moss, Lords-and-Ladies +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Reigate Hill From the Train Station Walk, Harewoods Walking route 5.8 km ▾
This vigorous climb up the chalk escarpment will reward you with memorable views. From the top, clamber down the hillside on a gentle stroll back along the bottom of the Downs, learning Reigate's mining history. Mostly surfaced with steep ascent & descent
Named route Length 5.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gatton Park Past and Present Walk, Harewoods Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Stroll through Gatton Park, designed by 'Capability' Brown & enjoy its diverse history. With serpentine lakes & tree islands, explore all year round, but particularly in winter & during bluebell season. Steep gradients & rough stoney paths
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 Rocky Lane public footpath · 102 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 102 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Rocky Lane bridleway · 287 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 287 m Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
32,392 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,392 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Green Woodpecker +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Bat · Pipistrelle · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Marbled White · Ringlet · Small Heath · Common Red Soldier Beetle +43
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025 Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,392 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Green Woodpecker +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Bat · Pipistrelle · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Marbled White · Ringlet · Small Heath · Common Red Soldier Beetle +43
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025 Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita
Abia lonicerae/aenea Abia lonicerae/aenea
Abia lonicerae/aenea Abia lonicerae/aenea
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2024
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2024
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae2024
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae2024
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2024
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024 