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Places › England › South East › Elmbridge Getting here
51.33139, -0.36249
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Bog Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Bog Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map Chessington Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bookham Common Butterfly Walk, North Downs West Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Walk through one of the best woods in England for sighting the elusive purple emperor butterfly, Britain's second largest butterfly, with a wingspan of over 8cm. It was first recorded here in June 2017, and now thrives here thanks to decades of work.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sheath Lane public footpath · 57 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 57 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 31 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map A3 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wren's Hill bridleway · 491 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 491 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
8,775 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,775 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon +36
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Anisodactylus binotatus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Stenolophus teutonus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Stag Beetle +16
Anisodactylus binotatus Anisodactylus binotatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Stenolophus teutonus Stenolophus teutonus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Megalonotus dilatatus Megalonotus dilatatus Bugle · Trifid Bur-marigold · New Zealand Pigmyweed · Meadow Vetchling · Hairy St John's-wort +5
Bugle Ajuga reptans Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Cuckooflower Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,775 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon +36
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Anisodactylus binotatus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Stenolophus teutonus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Stag Beetle +16
Anisodactylus binotatus Anisodactylus binotatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Stenolophus teutonus Stenolophus teutonus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Megalonotus dilatatus Megalonotus dilatatus Bugle · Trifid Bur-marigold · New Zealand Pigmyweed · Meadow Vetchling · Hairy St John's-wort +5
Bugle Ajuga reptans Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Cuckooflower Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trechus obtusus
Trechus obtusus
Trechus obtusus
Trechus obtusus
Strophosoma capitatum Strophosoma capitatum
Strophosoma capitatum Strophosoma capitatum
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus
Trixagus dermestoides Trixagus dermestoides
Trixagus dermestoides Trixagus dermestoides
Acupalpus exiguus Acupalpus exiguus
Acupalpus exiguus Acupalpus exiguus
Harpalus rubripes Harpalus rubripes
Harpalus rubripes Harpalus rubripes
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Macrodema micropterum Macrodema micropterum
Macrodema micropterum Macrodema micropterum
Ischnocoris angustulus Ischnocoris angustulus
Ischnocoris angustulus Ischnocoris angustulus
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Rhinoncus castor Rhinoncus castor
Rhinoncus castor Rhinoncus castor
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine pratensis
Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum
Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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