Herring Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.26662, -0.26520
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Brimmer car park 444m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Brimmer car park 444m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Box Hill Hike, Box Hill Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Circular walk, dog friendly, steep climbs and steps, paths may be slippery in winter, Please take care with your footing and wear suitable footwear for the conditions, Broadwood's Folly, Mickleham Gallops
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 04:00;06:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ranmore Circular (SCC) Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Length 9.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local walking route
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Epsom 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 97 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 97 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tye Lane bridleway · 809 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 809 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Tye Lane bridleway · 352 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 352 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Tye Lane bridleway · 298 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 298 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Lion protected entrance to Headley Grove
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Wildlife to spot
29,183 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,183 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger
🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug +7
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,183 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger
🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug +7
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025 