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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.23721, -0.20910
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Canakin — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Canakin — 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 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Copper, Large White, Small White +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Copper, Large White, Small White +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 20 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 Castle Walk public footpath · 237 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 237 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 34 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
23,910 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,910 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +43
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Gadwall Mareca strepera House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 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 23,910 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +43
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Gadwall Mareca strepera House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 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 