Mickleham Downs ✦ Ancient woodland 43 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 43 ha
Places › England › South East › Mole Valley Getting here
51.26981, -0.31443
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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 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright, Toothwort, Japanese Knotweed +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby · 17 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 FP 10 public footpath · 75 m ▾
Significant tree roots on path (unavoidable)
Public path public footpath Length 75 m Surface dirt Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map FP 10 public footpath · 68 m ▾
Significant tree roots on path (unavoidable)
Public path public footpath Length 68 m Surface compacted Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map FP 1 public footpath · 293 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 293 m Surface paved Path type: track
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 Main Route Cycling route 97 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 97 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Stane Street (BY 160) byway open to all traffic · 412 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 412 m Path type: track
Show on map Juniper Bottom bridleway · 41 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 41 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Stane Street (BY 15) byway open to all traffic · 11 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 11 m Path type: track
Show on map Stane Street (BY 118) byway open to all traffic · 1.4 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.4 km Path type: track
Show on map Stane Street (BY 15) byway open to all traffic · 376 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 376 m Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
53,302 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,302 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Glow-worm · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eyebright · Toothwort · Japanese Knotweed · Ivy · Green Hound's-tongue
Eyebright Euphrasia2025 Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,302 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Glow-worm · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eyebright · Toothwort · Japanese Knotweed · Ivy · Green Hound's-tongue
Eyebright Euphrasia2025 Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Meconema meridionale
Meconema meridionale
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis
Tettigometra impressopunctata Tettigometra impressopunctata
Tettigometra impressopunctata Tettigometra impressopunctata
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Phloeophagus lignarius Phloeophagus lignarius
Phloeophagus lignarius Phloeophagus lignarius
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 