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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.31908, -0.22894
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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 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Stag Beetle +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Stag Beetle +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Headley Heath Circuit, Box Hill Walking route 6.6 km ▾
Enjoy stunning views and rich, varied and rare wildlife on a circular walk over open heathland, woodland and chalk downland designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. One steep descent and some steps. Dogs welcome on a lead due to livestock.
Named route Length 6.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath to White Hill Walking Trail, Box Hill Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Take in views of the Surrey Hills on this circular walk through woodland, open pasture & farmland. There's a country pub to stop off at en route, and two steep slopes (between ponds and along a rocky bridlepath). Please keep dogs on leads near livestock.
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local walking route
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
LCN route via Ewell - Belmont - Roundshaw - South Croydon
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 77 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (77) 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 LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
via south of Sutton town centre
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,995 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,995 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · House Sparrow +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Parent Bug · Box Bug +31
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Liverwort · Dropwort · Common Vetch
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris2024 Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,995 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · House Sparrow +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Parent Bug · Box Bug +31
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Liverwort · Dropwort · Common Vetch
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris2024 Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi
Notiophilus Notiophilus
Notiophilus Notiophilus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus2024
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis2024
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024 