Croham Hurst round barrow
Getting here
51.35224, -0.08007
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Ulopa reticulata +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Ulopa reticulata +5 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Wandle TrailWalking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
162 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 213Cycling route
LCNCycling route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Route 212Cycling route
Route (21)Cycling route
National Cycle Network link route - short linking loop around the Sports Ground / Oasis Academy Arena
LCN 76 linkCycling route
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Old Fox Footpathbridleway · 791 m
Vegetation on either edge, in some parts the path is totally over grown and not useable.
Wildlife to spot
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