Minepits Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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Places › England › South East › Mole Valley Getting here
51.22543, -0.30618
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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 welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Common Whitlowgrass, Yew +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Heathland Trail (Headley Heath NT) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map FP 84 public footpath · 289 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 289 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map FP 84 public footpath · 782 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 782 m Path type: footway
Show on map FP 93 public footpath · 137 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 137 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Wookies Hole Cycling route ▾
Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Mountain bike route ▾
Summer Lightning Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Toad of Toad Hall Mountain bike route ▾
Caspers Mountain bike route ▾
Windy Willows Mountain bike route ▾
✦ 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
21,624 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,624 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Fallow Deer
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Bryony Ladybird +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus Danish Scurvygrass · Common Whitlowgrass
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,624 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Fallow Deer
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Bryony Ladybird +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus Danish Scurvygrass · Common Whitlowgrass
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 