Mill Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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51.16484, -0.39910
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Etherley Copse 326m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Etherley Copse 326m away — 10 car parks within reach £ 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
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Sanicle, Woodruff +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +24 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shere Parish Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith Hill Walking route 800 m ▾
A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.
Named route Length 800 m Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Leith Hill '50 things' Trail, Leith Hill Walking route 4 km ▾
Two part family-friendly trail – start around the Rhododendron Wood, then head up Leith Hill, Surrey's 2nd highest. Leith Hill is a great place to learn about nature & for children to tackle the '50 things to do before you’re 11¾'. One steep section.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Wookies Hole Cycling route ▾
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Im Still Standing Cycling route ▾
Regurgitator Cycling route ▾
Holmwood Common_Circular Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Son of Coco Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Squirrelly Mountain bike route ▾
Delerium Mountain bike route ▾
Upper Treaders Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Lower Treaders Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Secret Garden Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath 53 north of Mill Lane
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Wildlife to spot
8,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,722 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +22
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Long-eared Bat species +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Silver-washed Fritillary · Peacock +18
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Sanicle · Woodruff · Hidcote Comfrey
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Sanicle Sanicula europaea Woodruff Galium odoratum Hidcote Comfrey Symphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue' Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,722 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +22
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Long-eared Bat species +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Silver-washed Fritillary · Peacock +18
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Sanicle · Woodruff · Hidcote Comfrey
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Sanicle Sanicula europaea Woodruff Galium odoratum Hidcote Comfrey Symphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue' Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2024
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
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