Sprots Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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51.17050, -0.32405
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 446m away — 2 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 🅿️ Parking 446m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Blackthorn +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Brown Hairstreak +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Brown Hairstreak +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beare Green walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood Common Walking route 5 km ▾
Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.
Named route Length 5 km Duration 02:30-03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith Hill Walking route 800 m ▾
A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.
Named route Length 800 m Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Im Still Standing Cycling route ▾
Regurgitator Cycling route ▾
Holmwood Common_Circular Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Garden Mountain bike route ▾
Route 66 Mountain bike route ▾
Summer Lightning Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Toad of Toad Hall Mountain bike route ▾
Caspers Mountain bike route ▾
Windy Willows Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Beare Green: Wigmore Lodge
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Wildlife to spot
19,797 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,797 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · House Sparrow · Great Tit +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Tit Parus major2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Badger Meles meles2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Brown Hairstreak · Gatekeeper · Large White · Red Admiral · Glow-worm +21
Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Blackthorn · Lords-and-Ladies · Early Dog-violet · Bluebell · Fritillary +6
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Primrose Primula vulgaris Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,797 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · House Sparrow · Great Tit +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Tit Parus major2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Badger Meles meles2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Brown Hairstreak · Gatekeeper · Large White · Red Admiral · Glow-worm +21
Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Blackthorn · Lords-and-Ladies · Early Dog-violet · Bluebell · Fritillary +6
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Primrose Primula vulgaris Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis2025
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis2025
Hypera Hypera2025
Hypera Hypera2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2024
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2022
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2022
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2020
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2021
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2021
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2021
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2021