Four Acre Upper Woods - Grassland
2 ha
🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.25302, -0.20044
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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — North Downs Way passes nearby
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — North Downs Way passes nearby
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Chipstead walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Epsom link
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Leigh link
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Leigh link
Named routeRegional cycle route
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Underhill Park Roadbridleway · 120 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 120 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Fort Lanebridleway · 128 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
20,440 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,440 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jay · Goldcrest +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +15
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green Hound's-tongue · Yellow Archangel
- Green Hound's-tongueCynoglossum germanicum
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,440 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jay · Goldcrest +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +15
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green Hound's-tongue · Yellow Archangel
- Green Hound's-tongueCynoglossum germanicum
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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