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Riddlesdown Common

2 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.32525, -0.09184

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Visiting this summer

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
  • 🅿️Riddlesdown Common 52m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Aphrophora alni +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Aphrophora alni +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Dunmail Drivepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: track
Welcomes Roadpublic footpath · 1.8 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.8 kmPath type: residential
Dunmail Drivepublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mPath type: track
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Cycling

121 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
LCN 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Riddlesdown Roadbridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Riddlesdown Roadbridleway · 217 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 217 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Riddlesdown Roadbridleway · 90 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 90 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Riddlesdown Roadbridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Riddlesdown Road on Riddlesdown

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Riddlesdown Road on Riddlesdown

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park1.2 km→🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱Park Hill Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱RiddlesdownUrban park300 m→🌱Whyteleafe Recreation GroundUrban park1.8 km→🌱Birch (Selsdon)Urban park2.3 km→

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