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Places › England › South East › Epsom and Ewell Getting here
51.32823, -0.28122
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🦉 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Surrey Cycleway
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 Dalmeny Way public footpath · 43 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 43 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Footpath 55 public footpath · 552 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 552 m Path type: footway
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
55,933 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,933 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Carrion Crow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hornet · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +17
Hornet Vespa crabro Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Alder Buckthorn
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,933 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Carrion Crow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hornet · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +17
Hornet Vespa crabro Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Alder Buckthorn
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Zeugophora subspinosa Zeugophora subspinosa
Zeugophora subspinosa Zeugophora subspinosa
Populicerus laminatus Populicerus laminatus
Populicerus laminatus Populicerus laminatus
Aphrophora pectoralis Aphrophora pectoralis
Aphrophora pectoralis Aphrophora pectoralis
Tremulicerus tremulae Tremulicerus tremulae
Tremulicerus tremulae Tremulicerus tremulae
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Sepsis cynipsea Sepsis cynipsea
Sepsis cynipsea Sepsis cynipsea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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