Great Oaks ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Elmbridge Getting here
51.34746, -0.33438
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Zygodon viridissimus, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pocket-moss +16 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National 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 8) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C29 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Birchwood Lane bridleway · 1.1 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.1 km Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map New Road byway open to all traffic · 688 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 688 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Electricity cables through Great Oaks
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Wildlife to spot
12,161 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,161 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Eristalis pertinax · Minotaur Beetle · Xylota segnis · Cheilosia variabilis · Gorse Weevil +2
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Clustered Feather-moss · Elegant Silk-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Dilated Scalewort +8
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Heath Star Moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,161 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Eristalis pertinax · Minotaur Beetle · Xylota segnis · Cheilosia variabilis · Gorse Weevil +2
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Clustered Feather-moss · Elegant Silk-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Dilated Scalewort +8
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Heath Star Moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Campylopus introflexus
Campylopus introflexus
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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