Epsom Common - Broadleaved woodland 19 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
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51.32241, -0.28852
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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 welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Ewell West station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Headley Heath Circuit, Box Hill Walking route 6.6 km ▾
Enjoy stunning views and rich, varied and rare wildlife on a circular walk over open heathland, woodland and chalk downland designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. One steep descent and some steps. Dogs welcome on a lead due to livestock.
Named route Length 6.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath to White Hill Walking Trail, Box Hill Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Take in views of the Surrey Hills on this circular walk through woodland, open pasture & farmland. There's a country pub to stop off at en route, and two steep slopes (between ponds and along a rocky bridlepath). Please keep dogs on leads near livestock.
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map FP 36 public footpath · 450 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 450 m Path type: footway
Show on map Footpath 55 public footpath · 552 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 552 m Path type: footway
Show on map FP 35 public footpath · 557 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 557 m Path type: footway
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
LCN route via Ewell - Belmont - Roundshaw - South Croydon
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
Show on map Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
BW 38 bridleway · 868 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 868 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: bridleway
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51,583 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,583 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Turdus viscivorus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Hornet · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Carabus nemoralis +14
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Alder Buckthorn
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,583 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Turdus viscivorus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Hornet · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Carabus nemoralis +14
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Alder Buckthorn
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Zeugophora subspinosa Zeugophora subspinosa2025
Zeugophora subspinosa Zeugophora subspinosa2025
Populicerus laminatus Populicerus laminatus2025
Populicerus laminatus Populicerus laminatus2025
Aphrophora pectoralis Aphrophora pectoralis2025
Aphrophora pectoralis Aphrophora pectoralis2025
Tremulicerus tremulae Tremulicerus tremulae2025
Tremulicerus tremulae Tremulicerus tremulae2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 