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Places › England › London › Sutton Getting here
51.35000, -0.12167
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 🅿️ Croydon Airport 242m away — 14 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 🅿️ Croydon Airport 242m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Stag Beetle +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Capillary Thread-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Capillary Thread-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 LOOP link to Whyteleafe station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local walking route
Show on map 171 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 213 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 213 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (77) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 212 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 212 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route - short linking loop around the Sports Ground / Oasis Academy Arena
Named route Ref (21) Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Coldharbour Lane bridleway · 545 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 545 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Cattle enclosure on Roundshaw Downs
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Wildlife to spot
37,551 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,551 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Welsh Chafer +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,551 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Welsh Chafer +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
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