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White Downs

✦ Ancient woodland128 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome128 ha

Getting here

51.23519, -0.39108

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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
  • 🅿️Ranmore Common (West) 8m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Hogweed +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Hogweed +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 63 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box HillWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Box Hill Hike, Box HillWalking route12.8 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 routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 04:00;06:00Round tripLocal walking route
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
FP 128public footpath · 330 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 330 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
FP 127public footpath · 83 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 83 mPath type: service
FP 127public footpath · 837 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 837 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Epsom link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
DeleriumMountain bike route
Named route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Logans RunMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Van Gogh's Missing EarMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Tumnus Strikes BackMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
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Horse riding

43 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dog Kennel Greenbridleway · 164 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 164 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
BW 114bridleway · 146 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 146 mPath type: bridleway
Drove Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
Drove Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
BW 126bridleway · 988 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 988 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath Wotton 112, White Downs

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath Wotton 112, White Downs

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Polesden Lacey EstateUrban park2.8 km→✦POLESDEN LACEYHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Dorking Rec - Meadowbank Recreation GroundUrban park4.2 km→🌱Meadowbank ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱St Barnabas's ChurchUrban park2.6 km→🦉SHEEPLEASNature reserve4 km→

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