Star Lane Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.29366, -0.15756
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Simply Java Coffee Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Simply Java Coffee Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Skylark, Jackdaw +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Skylark, Jackdaw +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Forked Veilwort, Neat Feather-moss +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Forked Veilwort, Neat Feather-moss +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby · 8 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 · 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 Forge Bridge Lane public footpath · 33 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 33 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map 78 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 LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Pretty Lane bridleway · 90 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 90 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2024
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2024
Onthophagus fracticornis Onthophagus fracticornis
Onthophagus fracticornis Onthophagus fracticornis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Melanostoma Melanostoma2024
Melanostoma Melanostoma2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Long-beaked Thyme-moss Plagiomnium rostratum
Long-beaked Thyme-moss Plagiomnium rostratum
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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