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51.25406, -0.30967
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▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 8 activities 🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
Free playground; Country park — designed for family visits
Dogs allowed — country park
Country park — good for group day out
Country park — managed habitat
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby · 82 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾ Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Box Hill Hike, Box Hill Walking route 12.8 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 route Length 12.8 km Duration 04:00;06:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾ Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Heathland Trail (Headley Heath NT) Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map FP 586 public footpath · 393 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 393 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map FP 10 public footpath · 179 m ▾ Tree roots on path (unavoidable)
Public path public footpath Length 179 m Surface compacted Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map FP 10 public footpath · 119 m ▾ Tree roots on path (unavoidable)
Public path public footpath Length 119 m Surface dirt Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾ Named route 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 Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾ Leigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾ Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 37 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bradley Lane bridleway · 275 m ▾ Public path bridleway Length 275 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Headley Heath Approach bridleway · 715 m ▾ Surface is smooth with speed bumps
Public path bridleway Length 715 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map BW 42 bridleway · 252 m ▾ Public path bridleway Length 252 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Juniper Bottom bridleway · 107 m ▾ Public path bridleway Length 107 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Bradley Lane bridleway · 32 m ▾ Public path bridleway Length 32 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
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▾ Zig Zag Road near Box Hill (2)
‹ › Photos Zig Zag Road near Box Hill (2)
‹ › ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam
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Wildlife to spot
81,186 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 81,186 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 Woodpigeon · Robin · Marsh Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit
+40 more species Hide species list All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 Hazel Dormouse
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Tettigometra impressopunctata · 7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Green Shieldbug · Glow-worm
+19 more species Hide species list All 24 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Tettigometra impressopunctata Tettigometra impressopunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Wild Marjoram · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Eyebright · Toothwort · Common Tamarisk-moss
+65 more species Hide species list All 70 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025 Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025 Eyebright Euphrasia2025 Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 81,186 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 Woodpigeon · Robin · Marsh Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit
+40 more species Hide species list All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 Hazel Dormouse
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Tettigometra impressopunctata · 7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Green Shieldbug · Glow-worm
+19 more species Hide species list All 24 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Tettigometra impressopunctata Tettigometra impressopunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Wild Marjoram · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Eyebright · Toothwort · Common Tamarisk-moss
+65 more species Hide species list All 70 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025 Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025 Eyebright Euphrasia2025 Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis2025
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis2025
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea2025
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2025
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Phloeophagus lignarius Phloeophagus lignarius2025
Phloeophagus lignarius Phloeophagus lignarius2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025 Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss
Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2025
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2025
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2025
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2025
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2025
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2025
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2025
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2025
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2025
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Montagne's Cylinder-moss Entodon concinnus2025
Montagne's Cylinder-moss Entodon concinnus2025
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2025
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2025
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens2025
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens2025
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2025
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2025
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium2025
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium2025
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2025
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2025
Top Notchwort Mesoptychia turbinata2025
Top Notchwort Mesoptychia turbinata2025
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2025
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2025
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2025
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2025
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2025
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2025
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2025
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2025
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2025
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2025
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2025
English Rock-bristle Seligeria calycina2025
English Rock-bristle Seligeria calycina2025
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2025
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2025
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2025
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2025
Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa2025
Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2025
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2025
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2025
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2025
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2025
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata2025
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata2025
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2025
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2025
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla2025
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla2025
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2025
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2025
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum2025
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Prickly Tamarisk-moss Abietinella abietina var. hystricosa2025
Prickly Tamarisk-moss Abietinella abietina var. hystricosa2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2025
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila2025
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila2025
Side-fruited Crisp-moss Tortella squarrosa2025
Side-fruited Crisp-moss Tortella squarrosa2025
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2025
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2025
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2025
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2025
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus2025
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2025
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2025
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale2025
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale2025
Weissia angustifolia Weissia angustifolia2025
Weissia angustifolia Weissia angustifolia2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Short Pottia Hennediella macrophylla2025
Short Pottia Hennediella macrophylla2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2025
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2025
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium2025
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium2025 