Friends of Box Hill

The 2022 AGM will again be held via Zoom.  All members are invited to attend and a link will be sent nearer the time to those who have replied via email.

Tim Mockridge, NT Area Ranger for Southwest Surrey Hills will lead us on a walk around Frensham Little Pond and up to the Kings Ridge, from which there is a nice view of both ponds. We would then continue around the Little Pond and can meet for a light lunch at the Tern Café at […]

Mark Dawson will take us on a tour of the wildlife friendly Home Farm. This is a delightful old-fashioned farm with an Oast house and wonderful hedges, ponds and valleys which has been farmed with nature in mind. The tenant farmer will give us a talk and there will be lots of birds and plants […]

This year Juniper Hall will provide us with our summer BBQ. We thought it would be good to support FSC Juniper Hall and do something different. We hope this BBQ proves as popular as it used to be. If it rains, the BBQ will be cooked outside, but the Templeton Room will be opened for […]

Ann Sankey will lead a walk to find and talk about Box Hill’s lovely fruit and berries.  This will take place on Sunday 11th September starting at 11am from in front of the NT cafe at the top of Box Hill. You will need to wear sturdy footwear and be prepared to walk up and […]

Steve Langham, Chair of the Surrey Amphibian and Reptile Group (SARG) will give us a talk on amphibians and reptiles. The talk will be held at the Juniper Hall Field Studies Centre, in the Templeton Room.

Mike Waite is leading us on a walk and talk about Box Hill Spiders on Saturday 20th May at 10am.  We will slowly walk through some of the typical Box Hill habitats – open downland, Yew woodland, scrub etc, catching and looking for spiders, identifying them and including reference to the life-styles, taxonomy, etc. Mike […]

This year Juniper Hall will again provide us with our summer BBQ. If it rains, the BBQ will be cooked outside, but the Templeton Room will be opened for us to sit in. Guests are welcome. Cost is £15 per head including a glass of Pimms or soft drink.

Henry Barnard, NT Lead Ranger Central Surrey Hills, will lead us on a walk along the bottom of White Downs and part way up the slopes to see the summer wildlife. We will look of the site and Henry will explain the many layers of history and human interference in the landscape from the neolithic […]

James Brown, NT Archaeologist for London and Southeast, will lead us on a walk to visit many of the archaeological features found on Box Hill.  We will meet in front of the NT Café at the top of Box Hill at 10.30am.  Details to be given nearer the time.