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Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.29222, -0.16039
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Skylark, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 London Loop Diversion Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Forge Bridge Lane public footpath · 33 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 33 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Forge Bridge Lane public footpath · 21 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 21 m Path type: residential
Show on map Forge Bridge Lane public footpath · 77 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 77 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Catherham link
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
18,484 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,484 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Stonechat · Goldfinch · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Redwing +50
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Owl Athene noctua Eurasian Serotine
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Onthophagus fracticornis · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +4
Onthophagus fracticornis Onthophagus fracticornis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,484 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Stonechat · Goldfinch · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Redwing +50
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Owl Athene noctua Eurasian Serotine
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Onthophagus fracticornis · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +4
Onthophagus fracticornis Onthophagus fracticornis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2025 