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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.32175, -0.15973
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 93m 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 93m 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 9 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 Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local walking route
Show on map Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Downlands Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Cinder Path public footpath · 183 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 183 m Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map 83 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 77 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (77) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 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 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hatch Lane bridleway · 428 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 428 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Footpath near Prospect Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
27,157 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,157 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Woodpecker · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Swift +40
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Trioza centranthi · Hornet Robberfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +17
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Wall Screw-moss · Deodar
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Deodar Cedrus deodara2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,157 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Woodpecker · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Swift +40
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Trioza centranthi · Hornet Robberfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +17
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Wall Screw-moss · Deodar
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Deodar Cedrus deodara2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Medial Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus cuneifrons2025
Medial Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus cuneifrons2025
Field Maple Disc-miner Heterarthrus wuestneii2025
Field Maple Disc-miner Heterarthrus wuestneii2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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