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51.28025, -0.18561
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▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Peregrine 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Peregrine 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Barn Owl +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Barn Owl +62 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Hawkbit, Ribbed Melilot, Hawkweed Oxtongue +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Marbled White +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Marbled White +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Lesser Hawkbit, Hawkweed Oxtongue, Smooth Hawk's-beard +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Reigate Hill From the Train Station Walk, Harewoods Walking route 5.8 km ▾
This vigorous climb up the chalk escarpment will reward you with memorable views. From the top, clamber down the hillside on a gentle stroll back along the bottom of the Downs, learning Reigate's mining history. Mostly surfaced with steep ascent & descent
Named route Length 5.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gatton Park Past and Present Walk, Harewoods Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Stroll through Gatton Park, designed by 'Capability' Brown & enjoy its diverse history. With serpentine lakes & tree islands, explore all year round, but particularly in winter & during bluebell season. Steep gradients & rough stoney paths
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local walking route
Show on map Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Indististinct footpath across the meadow
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Wildlife to spot
8,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Peregrine · Firecrest · Hobby · Goldcrest +37
Raven Corvus corax Peregrine Falco peregrinus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Hobby Falco subbuteo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Woodlark Lullula arborea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Barn Owl Tyto alba Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Meadow Brown · Large White · Small Heath · Orange Ladybird · Cabbage Bug +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Lesser Hawkbit · Ribbed Melilot · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Lucerne · Smooth Hawk's-beard +15
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis Ribbed Melilot Melilotus officinalis Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Springy Turf-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Peregrine · Firecrest · Hobby · Goldcrest +37
Raven Corvus corax Peregrine Falco peregrinus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Hobby Falco subbuteo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Woodlark Lullula arborea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Barn Owl Tyto alba Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Meadow Brown · Large White · Small Heath · Orange Ladybird · Cabbage Bug +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Lesser Hawkbit · Ribbed Melilot · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Lucerne · Smooth Hawk's-beard +15
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis Ribbed Melilot Melilotus officinalis Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Springy Turf-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Many-leaved Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. leersii
Many-leaved Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. leersii
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed Pilosella
Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed Pilosella
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
White Melilot Melilotus albus
White Melilot Melilotus albus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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