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Places › England › South East › Epsom and Ewell Getting here
51.37658, -0.25097
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 249m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 249m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Southern Green Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Southern Green Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Prickly Sow-thistle, Primrose +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Prickly Sow-thistle, Primrose +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Ewell West station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Kingston station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map link to Beverley Brook Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 176 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C31 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C29 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C29 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
34,444 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,444 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Starling +36
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Stenocranus minutus · Idiocerus stigmaticalis · Eledona agricola · 7-spot Ladybird +10
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis Eledona agricola Eledona agricola 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Stenocranus Stenocranus Rhyparochromus vulgaris Oxeye Daisy · Prickly Sow-thistle · Primrose · Garlic Mustard · Reflexed Stonecrop +29
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Primrose Primula vulgaris Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum White Comfrey Symphytum orientale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,444 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Starling +36
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Stenocranus minutus · Idiocerus stigmaticalis · Eledona agricola · 7-spot Ladybird +10
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus Idiocerus stigmaticalis Idiocerus stigmaticalis Eledona agricola Eledona agricola 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Stenocranus Stenocranus Rhyparochromus vulgaris Oxeye Daisy · Prickly Sow-thistle · Primrose · Garlic Mustard · Reflexed Stonecrop +29
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Primrose Primula vulgaris Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum White Comfrey Symphytum orientale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris2025
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris2025
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis2025
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis2025 