Stoke Wood - Mixed woodland
✦ Ancient woodland2 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.33572, -0.34261
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient 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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mole Gap TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route
Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 8)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 31Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle trackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 32Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 32Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,731 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,731 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Redwing +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Anisodactylus binotatus · Stenolophus teutonus · Xylota segnis · Common Red Soldier Beetle +20
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Anisodactylus binotatusAnisodactylus binotatus
- Stenolophus teutonusStenolophus teutonus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
- Gorse Weevil
Bugle · Trifid Bur-marigold · Meadow Vetchling · Hairy St John's-wort · Green Hound's-tongue +4
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
- Green Hound's-tongueCynoglossum germanicum
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
- Wood Spurge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,731 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Redwing +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Anisodactylus binotatus · Stenolophus teutonus · Xylota segnis · Common Red Soldier Beetle +20
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Anisodactylus binotatusAnisodactylus binotatus
- Stenolophus teutonusStenolophus teutonus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
- Gorse Weevil
Bugle · Trifid Bur-marigold · Meadow Vetchling · Hairy St John's-wort · Green Hound's-tongue +4
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
- Green Hound's-tongueCynoglossum germanicum
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
- Wood Spurge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Exapion ulicis
Exapion ulicis
Stag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusAcupalpus exiguusAcupalpus exiguusAcupalpus exiguusAcupalpus exiguusHarpalus rubripesHarpalus rubripesHarpalus rubripesHarpalus rubripesCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisBradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasciMacrodema micropterumMacrodema micropterumMacrodema micropterumMacrodema micropterumIschnocoris angustulusIschnocoris angustulusIschnocoris angustulusIschnocoris angustulusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusCommon Sun BeetleAmara aeneaCommon Sun BeetleAmara aeneaRhinoncus castorRhinoncus castorRhinoncus castorRhinoncus castorDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusMegalonotus dilatatusMegalonotus dilatatusMegalonotus dilatatusMegalonotus dilatatusTrechus obtususTrechus obtususTrechus obtususTrechus obtususStrophosoma capitatumStrophosoma capitatumStrophosoma capitatumStrophosoma capitatumSyntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatusTrixagus dermestoidesTrixagus dermestoidesTrixagus dermestoidesTrixagus dermestoidesCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisEuphorbia amygdaloides
Euphorbia amygdaloides
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisSpring StarflowerTristagma uniflorumSpring StarflowerTristagma uniflorumEvents & activities nearby
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