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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.26646, -0.23590
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, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Green Hound's-tongue, Yellow Archangel · last seen 2025; Plants — Green Hound's-tongue, Yellow Archangel · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Box Hill Hike, Box Hill Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Circular walk, dog friendly, steep climbs and steps, paths may be slippery in winter, Please take care with your footing and wear suitable footwear for the conditions, Broadwood's Folly, Mickleham Gallops
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 04:00;06:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Box Hill Happy Valley circular walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.3 km ▾
Circular walk. Dog Friendly, Paths can be slippery in winter, Box Hill, Broadwood's tower folly, Juniper Valley, Happy Valley, Salomons Memorial Viewpoint
Named route Length 4.3 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath Bluebell Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Discover distant vistas, wander through woodlands & valleys and enjoy a vast display of bluebells in the spring months on this family-friendly trail.
Paths with some steep ascents and descents, steps, uneven terrain & bridlepaths. Dogs welcome on a lead.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath Butterfly Walk, Box Hill Walking route 3.2 km ▾
2-mile circular walk round Headley Heath, rambling through woodland & heathland. Many different species of butterfly. Mainly flat or gently undulating land, with a some slight descents and ascents. Can be muddy. Dogs welcome under close control.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Epsom link
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 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Surrey CC BW 87 bridleway · 496 m ▾
Significant tree roots (unavoidable, 0.10).
Public path bridleway Length 496 m Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map Surrey CC BW 87 bridleway · 552 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 552 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Surrey CC BW 87 bridleway · 948 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 948 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Surrey CC BW 87 bridleway · 346 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 346 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Footpath across Walton Heath golf course
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Wildlife to spot
8,640 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,640 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jay · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Carrion Crow +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug +4
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,640 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jay · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Carrion Crow +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug +4
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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