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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Blue Cafe — 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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Blue Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

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10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Speckled Bush-cricket, Swollen-thighed Beetle +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Speckled Bush-cricket, Swollen-thighed Beetle +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

33 signed routes nearby · 11 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

Box Hill Happy Valley circular walk, Box HillWalking route4.3 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 routeLength 4.3 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Box Hill Stepping Stones walk, Box HillWalking route3.2 km

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Riverside Walk (FP 123)public footpath · 430 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 430 mPath type: footway

Worple Road (FP 57)public footpath · 575 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 575 mSurface compactedPath type: footway

Worple Roadpublic footpath · 93 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle trackCycling 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

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route48 m

Named routeRef 22Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 22Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Thorncroft Drivebridleway · 38 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mPath type: residential

Thorncroft Drivebridleway · 16 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mPath type: residential

Thorncroft Drive (BW 107)bridleway · 314 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 314 mPath type: residential

Thorncroft Drive (BW 107)bridleway · 250 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 250 mPath type: residential

Thorncroft Drivebridleway · 17 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

40,816 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,816 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +34

MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

🐝

Insects6 species

winterspring

2026

Ant Damsel Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Corizus hyoscyami +1

Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Green Alkanet · Ground-ivy · Hogweed · Lesser Celandine

Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,816 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +34

MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

🐝

Insects6 species

winterspring

2026

Ant Damsel Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Corizus hyoscyami +1

Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Green Alkanet · Ground-ivy · Hogweed · Lesser Celandine

Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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