Swite's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 43 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 43 ha
Places › England › South East › Tandridge Getting here
51.14134, -0.00057
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Hazel, Wood Anemone +111 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper, Denticollis linearis +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper, Denticollis linearis +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 42 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
William Robinson Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Standen Trail Walking route ▾
Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Badgers Way public footpath · 19 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 19 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Eden Vale public footpath · 486 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 486 m Path type: residential
Show on map Furzefield Chase public footpath · 63 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 63 m Path type: residential
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 283 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main Trail Mountain bike route ▾
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hackenden Lane restricted byway · 61 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 61 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map Hackenden Lane restricted byway · 268 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 268 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
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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9,850 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,850 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +36
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Rock Dove Columba livia Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Denticollis linearis · Helophilus pendulus · Face Fly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Sphaerophoria scripta +15
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Face Fly Musca autumnalis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Ribwort Plantain · Enchanter's-nightshade · Sycamore · Wall-rue · Honeysuckle +25
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,850 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +36
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Rock Dove Columba livia Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Denticollis linearis · Helophilus pendulus · Face Fly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Sphaerophoria scripta +15
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Face Fly Musca autumnalis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Ribwort Plantain · Enchanter's-nightshade · Sycamore · Wall-rue · Honeysuckle +25
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2025
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2025
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2025
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Common Cornsalad Valerianella locusta2025
Common Cornsalad Valerianella locusta2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025 