Epsom Downs

Epsom Downs are an area of chalk upland and are part of the North Downs in the south of England. They have been our home for the last 6 years and have a wealth of wildlife, enjoyable walks and excellent pubs! 

The Downs have their own micro-climate. You can wake to inches of snow, blankets of fog or torrential rain then travel 4 miles and find a sunny, dry world where people regard you with amusement when you tell them about the weather you left behind. We call this the Mount Epsom effect as we clearly live at much greater altitudes than our Surrey neighbours!

It is our hope that this blog will show you some of the wildlife on the Downs and also other areas of the world from our travels. We have learnt from older and wiser bloggers (you know who you are.....) that an eclectic mix makes for an interesting blog! If others don't find it interesting we'll just have to enjoy it ourselves : )

As it's still just about Winter, here are some scenes of the Downs in the frosty mornings...........

The Downs are famous for Epsom Racecourse, home of the Epsom Derby. The horses are exercised daily first thing in the morning......