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Bowl barrow on Box Hill, 230m west of Upper Farm Bungalow

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wild Marjoram, Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Eyebright +73 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wild Marjoram, Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Eyebright +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

34 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Mole Gap TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box HillWalking route4.8 km

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

The Box Hill Hike, Box HillWalking route12.8 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 routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 04:00;06:00Round tripLocal walking route

Thames Down LinkWalking route

Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route

Heathland Trail (Headley Heath NT)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

FP 583public footpath · 383 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 383 mSurface gravelPath type: footway

FP 41public footpath · 112 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 112 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

A24 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Epsom link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

Juniper Bottom (BW 159)bridleway · 496 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 496 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Juniper Bottom (BW 159)bridleway · 197 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 197 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Juniper Bottom (BW 159)bridleway · 241 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 241 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

76,886 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

76,886 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

summer

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jay +34

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Tettigometra impressopunctata · Box Bug · Green Shieldbug · Glow-worm +22

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Tettigometra impressopunctataTettigometra impressopunctata2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2025
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Bryony LadybirdHenosepilachna argus2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025
Phloeophagus lignariusPhloeophagus lignarius2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025

🌿

Plants70 species

autumn

2026

Wild Marjoram · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Eyebright · Danish Scurvygrass · Common Tamarisk-moss +65

Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025
EyebrightEuphrasia2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2025
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2025
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2025
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2025
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025
Montagne's Cylinder-mossEntodon concinnus2025
Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2025
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2025
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2025
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2025
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2025
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2025
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2025
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2025
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2025
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025
English Rock-bristleSeligeria calycina2025
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2025
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025
Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpaWeissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2025
Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2025
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronata2025
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2025
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2025
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2025
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2025
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2025
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2025
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025
Prickly Tamarisk-mossAbietinella abietina var. hystricosa2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2025
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2025
Side-fruited Crisp-mossTortella squarrosa2025
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2025
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2025
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2025
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025
Pea BryumBryum ruderale2025
Weissia angustifoliaWeissia angustifolia2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025
Short PottiaHennediella macrophylla2025
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2025
Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium2025
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2025
Top NotchwortMesoptychia turbinata2025
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2025
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

76,886 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

summer

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jay +34

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Tettigometra impressopunctata · Box Bug · Green Shieldbug · Glow-worm +22

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Tettigometra impressopunctataTettigometra impressopunctata2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2025
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Bryony LadybirdHenosepilachna argus2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025
Phloeophagus lignariusPhloeophagus lignarius2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025

🌿

Plants70 species

autumn

2026

Wild Marjoram · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Eyebright · Danish Scurvygrass · Common Tamarisk-moss +65

Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025
EyebrightEuphrasia2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2025
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2025
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2025
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2025
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025
Montagne's Cylinder-mossEntodon concinnus2025
Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2025
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2025
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2025
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2025
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2025
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2025
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2025
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2025
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2025
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025
English Rock-bristleSeligeria calycina2025
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2025
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025
Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpaWeissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2025
Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2025
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronata2025
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2025
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2025
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2025
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2025
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2025
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2025
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025
Prickly Tamarisk-mossAbietinella abietina var. hystricosa2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2025
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2025
Side-fruited Crisp-mossTortella squarrosa2025
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2025
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2025
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2025
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025
Pea BryumBryum ruderale2025
Weissia angustifoliaWeissia angustifolia2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025
Short PottiaHennediella macrophylla2025
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2025
Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium2025
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2025
Top NotchwortMesoptychia turbinata2025
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2025
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Slade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entering Box Hill National Trust from Boxhill Road

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