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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Places › England › South East › Mole Valley Getting here
51.27772, -0.31122
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Box Hill Happy Valley circular walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.3 km ▾
Circular walk. Dog Friendly, Paths can be slippery in winter, Box Hill, Broadwood's tower folly, Juniper Valley, Happy Valley, Salomons Memorial Viewpoint
Named route Length 4.3 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 35 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Alsatian (BW 110) bridleway · 772 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 772 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Alsatian bridleway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.4 km Path type: bridleway
Show on map Stane Street (BY 118) byway open to all traffic · 1.4 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.4 km Path type: track
Show on map Stane Street (BY 15) byway open to all traffic · 376 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 376 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
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Wildlife to spot
49,378 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,378 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Nuthatch +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird · Gatekeeper · Small Copper · Dark-edged Bee-fly +29
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,378 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Nuthatch +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird · Gatekeeper · Small Copper · Dark-edged Bee-fly +29
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Polycentropus flavomaculatus Polycentropus flavomaculatus
Polycentropus flavomaculatus Polycentropus flavomaculatus
Lype phaeopa Lype phaeopa
Lype phaeopa Lype phaeopa
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 