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Bay Pond Educational Nature Reserve

A beautiful private educational nature reserve featuring an education centre, wildflower meadow, woodland and dipping pond.

  • Butterflies
  • Insect spotting
  • Spring flowers
  • Tranquil waters
Water rail

Hedgecourt

An ancient mill pond and the largest body of semi-natural open water in east Surrey.

  • Autumn colour
  • Birdwatching
  • Getting away from it all
  • Overwintering birds
  • Tranquil waters
Hawthorn blossom

Manor Farm

Restored farmland by the River Wey that attracts an abundance of wildlife.

  • Birdwatching
  • Getting away from it all
  • Insect spotting
  • Tranquil waters
Snipe

Newdigate Brickworks

Located on the site of a former claypit and brickworks, a beautiful woodland and grassland reserve with six water bodies.

  • Birdwatching
  • Reptiles
  • Spring flowers
  • Tranquil waters
Norbury Park

Norbury Park

A varied natural landscape, including woodland, grassland, river valley, farmland – and a working sawmill. Public access managed by Surrey County Council, conservation managed by Surrey Wildlife…

  • Birdwatching
  • Butterflies
  • Spring flowers
  • Tranquil waters
  • Wildflowers
Spynes Mere Nature Reserve

Nutfield Marshes (The Moors & Spynes Mere)

A stunning complex of wetland reserve with a myriad of birdlife and aquatic insects.

  • Big skies
  • Birdwatching
  • Getting away from it all
  • Tranquil waters
Barn owl

Papercourt Meadows

A wet meadow next to the River Wey that supports a number of rare plants and birds.

  • Birdwatching
  • Tranquil waters
  • Wildflowers
  • Wildlife after dark
Nesting great crested grebe

Sheepwalk Lake

A former gravel extraction site. This reserve is now a haven for ducks, grebes and an abundance of other waterbirds. Public access managed by Surrey County Council, conservation managed by Surrey…

  • Birdwatching
  • Tranquil waters
Thundry Meadows

Thundry Meadows

Grazing cattle on these beautiful water meadows maintain a diverse wildlife habitat.

  • A romantic stroll
  • Butterflies
  • Tranquil waters
  • Wildflowers
Vann Lake

Vann Lake & Candy's Copse

A gentle stroll along public footpaths from the village of Ockley brings you to the edge of a remarkable gem.

  • Butterflies
  • Exploring woods
  • Fungi
  • Spring flowers
  • Tranquil waters

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