Updown Wood - Grassland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Mole Valley Getting here
51.27121, -0.33873
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 35 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Box Hill Hike, Box Hill Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Circular walk, dog friendly, steep climbs and steps, paths may be slippery in winter, Please take care with your footing and wear suitable footwear for the conditions, Broadwood's Folly, Mickleham Gallops
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 04:00;06:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Box Hill Happy Valley circular walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.3 km ▾
Circular walk. Dog Friendly, Paths can be slippery in winter, Box Hill, Broadwood's tower folly, Juniper Valley, Happy Valley, Salomons Memorial Viewpoint
Named route Length 4.3 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Mole Gap Trail public footpath · 87 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 87 m Path type: footway
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Epsom link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
46,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Box Bug · Rhinoceros Beetle · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Toothwort · Japanese Knotweed · Bird's-nest Orchid
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Box Bug · Rhinoceros Beetle · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Toothwort · Japanese Knotweed · Bird's-nest Orchid
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva2025
Rhagonycha fulva2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Phloeophagus lignarius Phloeophagus lignarius2025
Phloeophagus lignarius Phloeophagus lignarius2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025 