Explore the diverse flora and fauna on the Downs from season to season through personal observations and photographs

Friday, 2 Jan 2026

New Year snow on Banstead Downs

At the same point that I had Roe Deer run across the track in front of me just three days ago I had a fox dash across this morning. After yesterday’s frosty start to the New Year it was something much more uncommon on the common today. A pre-dawn snowstorm had dumped a good 2 […]