9th July 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 Found Deptford Pinks near Holly Lane pond. Must have been introduced as this is a very rare plant in the UK.

Moorhen	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Chiffchaff	1
Blackcap	1
Essex Skipper	1+
Small/Essex Skipper	5+
Large Skipper	1
Brimstone	3
Marbled White	P
Green-veined White	2
Small White	Present
Large White	Present
Comma	1
Peacock	3
Silver-washed Fritillary	2
Dark Green Fritillary	1
Speckled Wood	2
Meadow Brown	Present
Gatekeeper	Present
Ringlet	2+
Small Heath	1
Common Blue	9
Small Copper	2
Brown Argus	2
Azure Damselfly	10+
Other wildlife 1 (type species)	Downland Villa Bee Fly
Other wildlife 1 number and details	1 Fames Rough

7th July 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

Garden Bumblebee

Common Blue Butterfly

All coverage in Fames Rough only:

1 Garden Bumblebee on Wild Teasle

Possible sighting of a male black darter.

Marbled White	P
Small White	P
Large White	P
Comma	1
Red Admiral	1
Peacock	1
Silver-washed Fritillary	1
Dark Green Fritillary	c5
Meadow Brown	P
Gatekeeper	P
Ringlet	P
Common Blue	c5
Brown Argus	c2
Purple Hairstreak	1

7th July 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

Swift	c9
Herring Gull	1
Common Buzzard	1
Swallow	4 over Reads Rest Cottages
House Martin	c12 flew S over Watchpoint 13:30
Wren	juveniles by Canons Lane
House Sparrow	c40 in a mud bath near Canons Lane
Chaffinch	1
Linnet	6
Goldfinch	3
Yellowhammer	8
Small/Essex Skipper	1
Marbled White	P in small numbers
Small White	c50+ in Tarts/Bog fields (bean crop)
Large White	c30+ in Tarts/Bog fields
Comma	2
Red Admiral	4
Meadow Brown	P
Gatekeeper	c40+
Purple Hairstreak	3; 1 Watchpoint, 2 in the Slangs

6th July 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Drenched Blue Tit

Drenched Red Kite

Garden Bumblebee

1 Garden Bumblebee; Banstead Woods boundary

Red Kite	1
Common Buzzard	1
Coal Tit	Juveniles with Juvenile Blue Tits near post 6
Blue Tit	Big flock of adults & juveniles near post 6
Mistle Thrush	1
Peacock	2
Holly Blue	2 by Scouts Car Park
Purple Hairstreak	1 Park farm Orchard

4th July 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

Ichneumon Stramentor

Brown Argus

Short pm walk

Great Tit	6+. Two family groups, adults and juveniles
Chiffchaff	1
Blackcap	1
Whitethroat	1
Yellowhammer	1
Essex Skipper	10+
Small Skipper	2+
Brimstone	1
Marbled White	20+
Small White	Present
Large White	Present
Comma	2
Red Admiral	3
Speckled Wood	1
Meadow Brown	Present
Gatekeeper	Present
Small Copper	3
Brown Argus	2

3rd July 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

Lixus Iridis

Common Buzzard	2
Chiffchaff	14
Blackcap	3
Nuthatch	2
Essex Skipper	1
Brimstone	1
Marbled White	1+
Green-veined White	2
Small White	5+
Large White	10
Comma	12
Red Admiral	2
Peacock	5
Silver-washed Fritillary	1
Speckled Wood	4
Meadow Brown	P
Gatekeeper	P
Ringlet	1+
Small Copper	1
Purple Hairstreak	1
Other butterfly 1 (type species)	White letter hairstreak. One feeding on hogweed away from Elms
Azure Damselfly	10+
Large Red Damselfly	2+
Other wildlife 1	Lixus iridis
Other wildlife 1	1 by Holly Lane pond. 2nd BW record of this rare weavil

27th June 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Gatekeeper

Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp

Unidentified Mining Bee Species

Female Common Darter

Garden Chafer

Meadow Brown

Harholt
Whitethroat	2 singing; 1 Coneyboro, 1 Fames Rough
Treecreeper	1
Bullfinch	Birds heard by the railway line between Fames Rough / Coneyboro
Small/Essex Skipper	P;widespread
Large Skipper	c3
Brimstone	1
Marbled White	P; widespread
Green-veined White	P
Small White	P
Large White	P
Comma	P; widespread
Red Admiral	c12
Small Tortoiseshell	1 flew over Coneyboro
Peacock	c3
Silver-washed Fritillary	4 Fames Rough
Dark Green Fritillary	At least 10 - mainly Fames Rough
Speckled Wood	P
Meadow Brown	P; widespread
Gatekeeper	2; Hillwood field
Ringlet	P
Small Heath	P
Small Copper	1; Hillwood field
Purple Hairstreak	c3
Emperor	c4; 3 Fames Rough, 1 Harholt
Broad-bodied Chaser	3m over Piddly Pond - chasing each other
Common Darter	1 fem; Fames Rough
Other wildlife 1 (type species)	1 Roe Deer

27th June 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 Round Field was the best for butterflies. Also at the farm were many 100s soldier beetles and 7-spot ladybirds

Woodpigeon	100+
Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
Common Buzzard	1
Chiffchaff	1
Yellowhammer	1
Essex Skipper	14+
Brimstone	4
Marbled White	35
Small White	20+
Large White	2
Comma	4
Red Admiral	1
Peacock	1
Meadow Brown	100+
Gatekeeper	1
Ringlet	4+
Holly Blue	1
Small Copper	1

24th June 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

Juvenile Dunnock

White Admiral

Cinnabar Caterpillars

White-Letter Hairstreak

1 Scarlet Tiger; Scouts Car Park Red Admiral                                     2
Purple Emperor	1 flew up from pathway leading to Park Farm Orchard 13:58
Silver-washed Fritillary	1
Dark Green Fritillary	1
Other butterfly 1 (type species)	2 White Admirals
Other butterfly 1 number and details	4 White - letter Hairstreaks
Emperor	1
Black-tailed Skimmer	(1 fem at nearby Park Downs)

21st June 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Large Red Damselfly

Mainly body of a grass snake

Male Beautiful Demoiselle

Scarlett Tiger Moth

Marbled Whites

Ringlett

Vestel Cuckoo Bee

2 Scarlet Tigers by Outwood Lane Pond

Moorhen	1 adult only; lack of chicks could be due to a Grass Snake
Garden Warbler	‘possible’ alarm calls near Elizabeth Drive
Firecrest	Calling birds high in tree foliage in Banstead Woods
Greenfinch	Juveniles calling by Outwood LanecPond
Goldfinch	1 singing by Outwood Lane Pond
Large Skipper	2
Marbled White	P
Large White	4
Red Admiral	2
Silver-washed Fritillary	2
Dark Green Fritillary	2
Meadow Brown	P
Ringlet	c6
Other butterfly 1 (type species)	2 White Admirals; by no.5 tree near Park Farm Orchard
Other butterfly 1 number and details	2 White-letter Hairstreaks
Beautiful Demoiselle	1 m landed briefly by Outwood Lane Pond 09:30
Azure Damselfly	4
Large Red Damselfly	1
Other wildlife 1 (type species)	1 Grass Snake swam across Outwood Lane Pond 09:48

18 June 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 BW to Banstead via Green Belt Field

Chiffchaff 1 Blackcap 2 Whitethroat 1 Linnet 4 Yellowhammer 1 Small/Essex Skipper 3 Marbled White 21 Small White 3 Comma 1 Meadow Brown 18

18th June 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 Downland only

Stock Dove 3 Moorhen 1 Green Woodpecker 1 Chiffchaff 5 Blackcap 3 Whitethroat 1 Essex Skipper 1+ Small/Essex Skipper 12 Large Skipper 1 Brimstone 1 Marbled White 159 Small White 2 Large White 1 Comma 1 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Speckled Wood 1 Meadow Brown 56 Small Heath 3 Small Blue 1 Away from kidney vetch areas. Small Copper 1 Azure Damselfly 1 Emperor 1 Male Holly Lane pond

18th June 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Firecrest	1
Large Skipper	2
Comma	5
Small Blue	1
Other butterfly	1 White Admiral flew near Sessile Oak no.5,  10;20
Other butterfly	c6 White letter Hairstreaks above elms near post 5