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Places › England › South East › Epsom and Ewell Getting here
51.35784, -0.23375
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Coot +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Coot +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Common Darter, Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bordered Screw-moss +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bordered Screw-moss +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wandle-Oaks Link 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 Sutton Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Avenue public footpath · 427 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 427 m Surface asphalt Path type: pedestrian
Show on map The Avenue public footpath · 556 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 556 m Surface asphalt Path type: pedestrian
Show on map The Avenue public footpath · 277 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 277 m Surface asphalt Path type: pedestrian
Show on map 124 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C29 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 Local cycle route
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53,181 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,181 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Common Cord-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss +24
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,181 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Common Cord-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss +24
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Bordered Screw-moss Tortula marginata
Bordered Screw-moss Tortula marginata
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss Neckera smithii
Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss Neckera smithii
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 