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Thorncombe Park

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

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 — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Cleavers +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Cleavers +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Common Sorrel +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Fox WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Western)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Scholar's TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route

Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route

Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Farnham link

Named routeRegional cycle route

A3 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef A3Local cycle route

Route 223Cycling route

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Route 223Cycling route

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycle Surrey Hills - Puttenham LoopMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Combe Lanebridleway · 522 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 522 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

10,707 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,707 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Mallard · Moorhen · Coot · Robin · Blue Tit +71

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
GadwallMareca strepera2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
TealAnas crecca2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
RavenCorvus corax2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

wintersummer

2023

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Red Admiral · Scathophagidae +18

Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
Small WhitePieris rapae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
ScathophagidaeScathophagidae
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
PeacockAglais io2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023

🌿

Plants41 species

springautumn

2025

Bramble · Common Nettle · Cleavers · Yorkshire-fog · Lesser Stitchwort +36

BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Black CurrantRibes nigrum
Smooth Hawk's-BeardCrepis capillaris var. glandulosa
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
BugleAjuga reptans2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,707 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Mallard · Moorhen · Coot · Robin · Blue Tit +71

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
GadwallMareca strepera2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
TealAnas crecca2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
RavenCorvus corax2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

wintersummer

2023

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Red Admiral · Scathophagidae +18

Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
Small WhitePieris rapae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
ScathophagidaeScathophagidae
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
PeacockAglais io2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023

🌿

Plants41 species

springautumn

2025

Bramble · Common Nettle · Cleavers · Yorkshire-fog · Lesser Stitchwort +36

BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Black CurrantRibes nigrum
Smooth Hawk's-BeardCrepis capillaris var. glandulosa
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
BugleAjuga reptans2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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