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Box Hill

107 ha

📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome107 ha

Getting here

51.25033, -0.28070

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️East Car Park 18m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Wild Marjoram, Hawthorn

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 68 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
Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
FP 41public footpath · 112 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 112 mPath type: footway
The Coombepublic footpath · 221 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 221 mSurface gravelPath type: service
FP 583apublic footpath · 336 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 336 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

44 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
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Horse riding

36 public paths nearby

Public paths
Headley Heath Approachbridleway · 715 m

Surface is smooth with speed bumps

Public pathbridlewayLength 715 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
BW 42bridleway · 252 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 252 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
BW 492bridleway · 212 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 212 mPath type: bridleway
Juniper Bottom (BW 159)bridleway · 241 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 241 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
White Road (BW 42)bridleway · 150 m

Significant tree roots on path (unavoidable), deep ruts and steep

Public pathbridlewayLength 150 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lucy Martin on Box Hill

📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lucy Martin on Box Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bowl barrow on Box Hill, 250m north-west of BoxhurstHistoric site2 km→🏞️BOX HILLCountry park2.1 km→🌱Donkey GreenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Box HillUrban park2.3 km→✦Box Hill Fort: a London mobilisation centreHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Meadowbank ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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