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Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.23886, -0.20742
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Castle scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ GAIL's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ GAIL's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 26 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 Church Walk public footpath · 3 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Castle Walk public footpath · 191 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 191 m Surface asphalt Incline up Path type: footway
Show on map Church Walk public footpath · 171 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 171 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 33 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 Photos Flowers in Reigate Castle grounds
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Wildlife to spot
25,188 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,188 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +43
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia Gadwall Mareca strepera House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,188 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +43
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia Gadwall Mareca strepera House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 