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Priory Park

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.23245, -0.21211

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Heathland Trail (Headley Heath NT)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Headley Heath Lizard Trail, Box HillWalking route3.2 km

The Lizard Trail is a wonderful way to explore the rich array of flowers, birds, insects and animals that inhabit Headley Heath's rare environment of acid lowland heath and dry chalk downland. Dogs welcome, under control around livestock.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Seale Hillpublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Epsom link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Littleton Lanebyway open to all traffic · 296 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 296 mSurface concreteIncline upPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland, Reigate Park

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland, Reigate Park

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🌱Priory ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Priory ParkUrban park300 m→✦REIGATE PRIORYHistoric site100 m→🌱Redhill Memorial ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦Reigate CastleHistoric site800 m→

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