Box Hill ✦ Ancient woodland 45 ha
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Box Hill Café & Visitor Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Box Hill Café & Visitor Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Marjoram, Green Hound's-tongue, Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 36 signed routes nearby · 57 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 21 public footpath · 361 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 361 m Path type: track
Show on map FP 62 public footpath · 279 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 279 m Path type: footway
Show on map FP 21 public footpath · 254 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 254 m Path type: footway
Show on map 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Holmwood Common_Circular Trail 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 ▾
Leigh link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 22 public paths nearby
Public paths
Juniper Bottom (BW 159) bridleway · 542 m ▾
Ruts present
Public path bridleway Length 542 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map Bradley Lane bridleway · 32 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 32 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Bradley Lane bridleway · 273 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 273 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Juniper Bottom (BW 159) bridleway · 241 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 241 m Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
Show on map Juniper Bottom (BW 159) bridleway · 496 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 496 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Burford Spur on Box Hill, Surrey
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Wildlife to spot
81,454 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 81,454 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 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 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Tettigometra impressopunctata · Box Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Glow-worm +11
Tettigometra impressopunctata Tettigometra impressopunctata2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Wild Marjoram · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Eyebright · Danish Scurvygrass · Toothwort +68
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025 Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025 Eyebright Euphrasia2025 Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 81,454 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 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 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Tettigometra impressopunctata · Box Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Glow-worm +11
Tettigometra impressopunctata Tettigometra impressopunctata2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Wild Marjoram · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Eyebright · Danish Scurvygrass · Toothwort +68
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025 Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025 Eyebright Euphrasia2025 Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Neat Feather-moss 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
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