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51.31967, -0.15031
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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 ☕ Cafe Buzz — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☕ Cafe Buzz — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 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 — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Deodar +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Deodar +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 77 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (77) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
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 Photos Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon
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Wildlife to spot
17,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,957 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +39
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +10
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Wall Screw-moss · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Deodar · Fallacious Beard-moss · Whitish Feather-moss +8
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Deodar Cedrus deodara2025 Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2025 Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans2025 Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,957 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +39
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +10
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Wall Screw-moss · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Deodar · Fallacious Beard-moss · Whitish Feather-moss +8
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Deodar Cedrus deodara2025 Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2025 Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans2025 Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
Medial Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus cuneifrons2025
Medial Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus cuneifrons2025
Field Maple Disc-miner Heterarthrus wuestneii2025
Field Maple Disc-miner Heterarthrus wuestneii2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 2025
2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2025
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2025
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2025
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2025 