Woodlands Park ✦ Ancient woodland 35 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 35 ha
Places › England › South East › Mole Valley Getting here
51.31934, -0.34983
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bugle, Meadow Vetchling, Hairy St John's-wort +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Rose Chafer, 16-spot Ladybird, Corizus hyoscyami +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rose Chafer, 16-spot Ladybird, Corizus hyoscyami +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath Circuit, Box Hill Walking route 6.6 km ▾
Enjoy stunning views and rich, varied and rare wildlife on a circular walk over open heathland, woodland and chalk downland designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. One steep descent and some steps. Dogs welcome on a lead due to livestock.
Named route Length 6.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath to White Hill Walking Trail, Box Hill Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Take in views of the Surrey Hills on this circular walk through woodland, open pasture & farmland. There's a country pub to stop off at en route, and two steep slopes (between ponds and along a rocky bridlepath). Please keep dogs on leads near livestock.
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Wren's Hill bridleway · 491 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 491 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ 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
10,247 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,247 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +46
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Xylota segnis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025 Bugle · Meadow Vetchling · Hairy St John's-wort · Green Hound's-tongue · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +3
Bugle Ajuga reptans Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,247 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +46
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Xylota segnis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025 Bugle · Meadow Vetchling · Hairy St John's-wort · Green Hound's-tongue · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +3
Bugle Ajuga reptans Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckooflower
Cuckooflower
Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine pratensis
Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum
Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflorum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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