Mickleham Downs - Mixed woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 55 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 55 ha
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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 🅿️ Whitehill 17m away — 12 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 🅿️ Whitehill 17m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 22
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby · 26 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 10 public footpath · 179 m ▾
Tree roots on path (unavoidable)
Public path public footpath Length 179 m Surface compacted Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map 55 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 18 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.
Photos Birch woodland, Mickleham Downs
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Wildlife to spot
60,699 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 60,699 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Jay · Blackbird +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 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 7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Glow-worm · Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Myrmica scabrinodis Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Eyebright · Toothwort · Common Tamarisk-moss · Neat Feather-moss +63
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025 Eyebright Euphrasia2025 Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025 Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 60,699 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Jay · Blackbird +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 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 7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Glow-worm · Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Myrmica scabrinodis Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Eyebright · Toothwort · Common Tamarisk-moss · Neat Feather-moss +63
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025 Eyebright Euphrasia2025 Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025 Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myrmica scabrinodis
Myrmica scabrinodis
Tettigometra impressopunctata Tettigometra impressopunctata
Tettigometra impressopunctata Tettigometra impressopunctata
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
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
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
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 2025
2025
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2025
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2025
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2025
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2025
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2025
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2025
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2025
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Montagne's Cylinder-moss Entodon concinnus2025
Montagne's Cylinder-moss Entodon concinnus2025
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2025
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2025
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens2025
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens2025
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2025
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2025
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium2025
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium2025
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2025
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2025
Top Notchwort Mesoptychia turbinata2025
Top Notchwort Mesoptychia turbinata2025
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2025
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2025
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2025
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2025
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2025
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2025
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2025
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2025
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2025
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2025
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2025
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025
English Rock-bristle Seligeria calycina2025
English Rock-bristle Seligeria calycina2025
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2025
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2025
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2025
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2025
Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa2025
Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2025
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2025
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2025
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2025
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2025
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata2025
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata2025
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2025
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2025
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla2025
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla2025
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2025
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2025
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum2025
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Prickly Tamarisk-moss Abietinella abietina var. hystricosa2025
Prickly Tamarisk-moss Abietinella abietina var. hystricosa2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2025
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila2025
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila2025
Side-fruited Crisp-moss Tortella squarrosa2025
Side-fruited Crisp-moss Tortella squarrosa2025
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2025
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2025
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2025
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2025
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus2025
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2025
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2025
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale2025
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale2025
Weissia angustifolia Weissia angustifolia2025
Weissia angustifolia Weissia angustifolia2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Short Pottia Hennediella macrophylla2025
Short Pottia Hennediella macrophylla2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
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