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Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.38093, -0.61439
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pitcherplant, Trumpets, Marsh Gentian · last seen 2026; Plants — Pitcherplant, Trumpets, Marsh Gentian · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park Purple Walking route ▾
Named route Ref purple Local walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park orange Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Local walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Europa Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Europa (8) Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 14 public paths nearby
Public paths
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31,901 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,901 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon +35
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodlark Lullula arborea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Peregrine Falco peregrinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Adder · Slow-worm · Smooth Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Paragus · 7-spot Ladybird +24
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Trumpets · Marsh Gentian
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,901 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon +35
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodlark Lullula arborea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Peregrine Falco peregrinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Adder · Slow-worm · Smooth Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Paragus · 7-spot Ladybird +24
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Trumpets · Marsh Gentian
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia 