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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 259m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 259m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Beautiful Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Beautiful Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bordered Screw-moss, Marble Screw-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bordered Screw-moss, Marble Screw-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Poole Road public footpath · 43 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 43 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map 85 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 LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Link from Cycleway 28 to Kingston University/C29
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28 Regional cycle route
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42,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,032 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 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 42,032 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 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 