🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 204m 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 204m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Best for
10 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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13 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route
Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Filby Roadpublic footpath · 134 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Poole Roadpublic footpath · 43 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
🚴
Cycling
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82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route CCycling route▾
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route CCycling route▾
Link from Cycleway 28 to Kingston University/C29
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Cycleway 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C28Regional cycle route
About this nature reserve
Hogsmill is a Local Nature Reserve spanning 36 hectares in Epsom and Ewell, South East England. Visitors can explore diverse habitats including meadows and woodlands, and may encounter wildlife such as kingfishers and various butterfly species along the walking paths.
