Watson's Wood - Mixed woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
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51.25882, -0.24231
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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Box Hill Hike, Box Hill Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Circular walk, dog friendly, steep climbs and steps, paths may be slippery in winter, Please take care with your footing and wear suitable footwear for the conditions, Broadwood's Folly, Mickleham Gallops
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 04:00;06:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Box Hill Happy Valley circular walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.3 km ▾
Circular walk. Dog Friendly, Paths can be slippery in winter, Box Hill, Broadwood's tower folly, Juniper Valley, Happy Valley, Salomons Memorial Viewpoint
Named route Length 4.3 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Box Hill Stepping Stones walk, Box Hill Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Epsom link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Buckland Lane byway open to all traffic · 231 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 231 m Path type: track
Show on map Buckland Lane byway open to all traffic · 417 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 417 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Buckland Lane byway open to all traffic · 254 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 254 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Koch's Gentian or Stemless Gentian (Gentiana acaulis)
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Wildlife to spot
8,356 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,356 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Skylark · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +45
Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug +11
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Green Tiger Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,356 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Skylark · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +45
Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug +11
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Green Tiger Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicindela campestris2025
Cicindela campestris2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025 