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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.39005, -0.61214
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 — Robin, Stonechat, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Stonechat, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Emperor Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Emperor Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +51 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
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Egham to Runnymede Countryside Circular Walk, Runnymede Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Wander through woodlands, wetlands & open wildflower meadows home to the birthplace of the Magna Carta. This circular takes you round Runnymede nature reserve, Langham Pond & ancient woodlands, which form a SSSI, for their rare species & the wildflowers
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 02:00 Round trip 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 16 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 Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
26,077 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,077 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +38
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shoveler Spatula clypeata Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Adder · Slow-worm · Smooth Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Paragus · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly +23
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Sericomyia silentis 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Trumpets
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,077 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +38
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shoveler Spatula clypeata Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Adder · Slow-worm · Smooth Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Paragus · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly +23
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Sericomyia silentis 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Trumpets
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis
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
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
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
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata