Margaret's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Tandridge Getting here
51.17635, 0.02503
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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, Blue Tit, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Meadow Brown +108 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Meadow Brown +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Nuttall's Waterweed, Duck-potato +4 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dormans Park Walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional 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
3,485 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,485 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +6
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2022 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Athripsodes cinereus · Banded Demoiselle · Glow-worm · Small Bloody-nosed Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle +4
Athripsodes cinereus Athripsodes cinereus2021 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2022 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,485 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +6
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2022 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Athripsodes cinereus · Banded Demoiselle · Glow-worm · Small Bloody-nosed Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle +4
Athripsodes cinereus Athripsodes cinereus2021 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2022 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2021
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
American Mink Neovison vison2023
American Mink Neovison vison2023
Mole Talpa europaea2022
Mole Talpa europaea2022
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2021
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2021
Ceraclea dissimilis Ceraclea dissimilis2021
Ceraclea dissimilis Ceraclea dissimilis2021
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2021
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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