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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.37610, -0.61789
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 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 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 on site — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park Purple Walking route ▾
Named route Ref purple Local walking route
Show on map Lightwater Country Park orange Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Local walking route
Show on map Brick Hill public footpath · 117 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 117 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map Europa Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Europa (8) Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 24 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
39,075 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,075 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +33
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Woodlark Lullula arborea Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Slow-worm · Smooth Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Juniper Haircap · Trumpets · Marsh Gentian · Toadflax
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2025 Toadflax Linaria2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,075 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +33
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Woodlark Lullula arborea Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Slow-worm · Smooth Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Juniper Haircap · Trumpets · Marsh Gentian · Toadflax
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2025 Toadflax Linaria2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea