Scratch Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.31819, -0.17813
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Deodar · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Sutton Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
LCN route via Ewell - Belmont - Roundshaw - South Croydon
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (77) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Soloms Court Road bridleway · 297 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 297 m Path type: residential
Show on map Soloms Court Road bridleway · 91 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 91 m Path type: service
Show on map Soloms Court Road bridleway · 91 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 91 m Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
57,873 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,873 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Green Woodpecker +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Red Fox
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Onthophagus fracticornis · Trioza centranthi +10
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Onthophagus fracticornis Onthophagus fracticornis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Wall Screw-moss
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,873 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Green Woodpecker +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Red Fox
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Onthophagus fracticornis · Trioza centranthi +10
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Onthophagus fracticornis Onthophagus fracticornis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Wall Screw-moss
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025
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