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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 11 ha
Getting here
51.15029, -0.58050
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard ✦ 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
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wey-South Path Walking route ▾
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Octavia Hill Walk around Hydon's Ball and Heath, Hindhead Walking route 2.4 km ▾
A relaxing circular walk through shady woodland & across open heathland. Sandy soil makes it ideal for families in all seasons. Hydon's Ball is within the Surrey Hills AONB & is a memorial to National Trust co-founder, Octavia Hill, who died in 1912.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Winkworth to Oakhurst Wonder Walk, Winkworth Walking route 4 km ▾
Connect 3 special National Trust places in West Weald. Start at Winkworth Arboretum, meander through woodland to Hydons Ball with views over the Surrey countryside & finish at Oakhurst Cottage, a 16th century labourer's home which hasnt changed for 100yrs
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Upper Arboretum Route, Winkworth Walking route 1 km ▾
A circular route with beautiful scenery along the way, dropping down into the lower arboretum via some steep steps and slopes.
Named route Length 1 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Farnham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Haslemere link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 551 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 551 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycle Surrey Hills - Puttenham Loop Mountain bike route ▾
15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Lane bridleway · 59 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 59 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Mill Lane bridleway · 9 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 9 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map BW173 bridleway · 111 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 111 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Mill Lane bridleway · 16 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 16 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Photos Imposing gateway to Hascombe Court
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Wildlife to spot
11,890 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Vulpes · Brown Long-eared Bat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Vulpes Vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Athous haemorrhoidalis +2
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Enchanter's-nightshade · Common Spotted-orchid · Wood Sage · Small Balsam · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +4
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Black Currant Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Vulpes · Brown Long-eared Bat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Vulpes Vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Athous haemorrhoidalis +2
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Enchanter's-nightshade · Common Spotted-orchid · Wood Sage · Small Balsam · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +4
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Black Currant Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024 Ribes nigrum
Ribes nigrum
Smooth Hawk's-Beard Crepis capillaris var. glandulosa
Smooth Hawk's-Beard Crepis capillaris var. glandulosa
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus2024
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus2024 