Gibraltar Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Epsom and Ewell Getting here
51.34765, -0.25739
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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 🛝 Playground 126m away — 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Coot, Moorhen, Rock Dove +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Rock Dove +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
LOOP link to Ewell West station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local 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 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (77) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Local cycle route
Show on map Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Railway line at West Ewell looking south.
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Wildlife to spot
44,728 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,728 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Common Cord-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss +24
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,728 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Common Cord-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss +24
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Bordered Screw-moss Tortula marginata
Bordered Screw-moss Tortula marginata
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss Neckera smithii
Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss Neckera smithii
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 