Wild Summer Guide

Your guide to a wild summer

Discover Surrey's Wildlife

Summer’s here! Will it rain? Will it shine? Does it matter? Whatever the weather, there’s loads to see and do in the great outdoors with the Trust!

Places to picnic

Nature Reserve

Sheepleas

Explore a mosaic of ancient woodland, chalk grassland and extraordinary wild-flower displays. Public access managed by Surrey County…

Nature Reserve

Chobham Common

Chobham Common is one of the finest remaining examples of lowland heath in the world. Public access managed by Surrey County Council,…

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Nutfield Marshes

Join Simon Elson and Lucy Bryce for a fascinating walk around Nutfield Marshes

Where to see wildflowers

Nature Reserve

Whitmoor & Rickford Commons

Heathland, woodland and a dragonfly paradise. Public access managed by Surrey County Council, conservation managed by Surrey Wildlife…

Nature Reserve

Brentmoor Heath & Folly Bog

An area of wet and dry heathland habitats with woodland, acid grassland and ponds.

Nature Reserve

Barossa

An extensive area of open dry heathland scattered with mixed woodland. Managed on behalf of the MOD.

Nature Reserve

Sheepleas

Explore a mosaic of ancient woodland, chalk grassland and extraordinary wild-flower displays. Public access managed by Surrey County…

Nature Reserve

Hill Park

Secondary woodland & flora rich chalk grassland. Home to several rare orchid species.

Nature Reserve

Norbury Park

A varied landscape, including woodland, grassland, farmland and a river valley. Public access managed by Surrey County Council,…

Stunning views

Nature Reserve

Quarry Hangers & Park Ham

A species rich chalk grassland reserve on the slopes of the North Downs.

Nature Reserve

Chobham Common

Chobham Common is one of the finest remaining examples of lowland heath in the world. Public access managed by Surrey County Council,…

Nature Reserve

Norbury Park

A varied landscape, including woodland, grassland, farmland and a river valley. Public access managed by Surrey County Council,…

Don’t forget to pack

A camera

Top tips from Surrey based wildlife photographer Jon Hawkins.

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Binoculars

See what wildlife you can spot! If you don’t already have a pair of binoculars, why not make a fun pair of your own?

Make your own

Experience summer wildlife

Guide to summer wildlife

What to see at this time of year

Discover summer wildlife

Wildlife for wellbeing

Ten ways to reconnect with nature

Find out more

Go wild at home

Help bees, bugs, butterflies and other wildlife in your garden

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How wild is your garden?

Take our quick online wildlife survey to measures how wild your garden is based on essential features for wildlife.

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More things to do

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How to build a bug mansion

Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden.

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How to create a container garden for wildlife

Pots and containers are a great way of introducing wildlife features onto patios, or outside the front door. They are also perfect for…

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How to build a pond

A wildlife pond is one of the single best features for attracting new wildlife to the garden.

Garden wildlife

Garden wildlife

Identifying garden birds

Every garden attracts a different set of birds depending on the plants, trees and shrubs present, whether extra food is provided, what water sources there are, and what the surrounding habitats are like.

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garden wildlife

How to identify bumblebees

In Britain we have around 270 species of bee and of them, 24 are species of bumblebee. You can identify some of the common bumblebees you see buzzing around our parks and gardens using our guide.

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