Wrays Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.18202, -0.20737
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Nightingale, Peregrine, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nightingale, Peregrine, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Mistletoe, Dandelion, Red Clover +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Brown Hairstreak, Large White +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Brown Hairstreak, Large White +61 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 · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RBMT Regional walking route
Show on map Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map 66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route B Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route B (incomplete) 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
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Named route Local cycle route
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Leigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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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Wildlife to spot
7,465 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,465 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Nightingale · Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Peregrine Falco peregrinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Barn Owl Tyto alba Hobby Falco subbuteo Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax Canada Goose Branta canadensis Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Dusky Cockroach +1
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dusky Cockroach Ectobius lapponicus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Mistletoe · Dandelion · Soft-brome · Common Couch · Red Clover +8
Mistletoe Viscum album Dandelion Taraxacum Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Common Couch Elymus repens Red Clover Trifolium pratense Daisy Bellis perennis Wall Barley Hordeum murinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,465 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Nightingale · Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Peregrine Falco peregrinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Barn Owl Tyto alba Hobby Falco subbuteo Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax Canada Goose Branta canadensis Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Dusky Cockroach +1
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dusky Cockroach Ectobius lapponicus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Mistletoe · Dandelion · Soft-brome · Common Couch · Red Clover +8
Mistletoe Viscum album Dandelion Taraxacum Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Common Couch Elymus repens Red Clover Trifolium pratense Daisy Bellis perennis Wall Barley Hordeum murinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Ash
Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris 