Horton Country Park ✦ Ancient woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Epsom and Ewell Getting here
51.35343, -0.28175
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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 🌿 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, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bordered Screw-moss +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bordered Screw-moss +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, 24-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Ewell West station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local 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 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Local cycle route
Show on map Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
65,904 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 65,904 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Common Cord-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss +24
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 65,904 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Common Cord-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss +24
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Bordered Screw-moss Tortula marginata
Bordered Screw-moss Tortula marginata
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss Neckera smithii
Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss Neckera smithii
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 