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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.23056, -0.21412
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 🅿️ Parking 136m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 136m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
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
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Greensand Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RBMT Regional walking route
Show on map Heathland Trail (Headley Heath NT) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath Lizard Trail, Box Hill Walking route 3.2 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 route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Seale Hill public footpath · 53 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 53 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
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 Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Littleton Lane byway open to all traffic · 296 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 296 m Surface concrete Incline up Path type: service
Show on map Littleton Lane byway open to all traffic · 188 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 188 m Path type: service
Show on map Photos Autumn morning in Priory Park
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Wildlife to spot
25,128 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,128 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Gadwall Mareca strepera House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Pantaloon Bee +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,128 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Gadwall Mareca strepera House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Pantaloon Bee +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 