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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.26802, -0.24400
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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 Box Hill Stepping Stones walk, Box Hill Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 67 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 67 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sturt's Lane bridleway · 60 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 60 m Path type: residential
Show on map Sturt's Lane bridleway · 15 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 15 m Path type: residential
Show on map Sturt's Lane bridleway · 57 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 57 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Bridleway Junction On Walton Heath
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Wildlife to spot
11,315 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,315 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
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 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug +8
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,315 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
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 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug +8
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 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
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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