Friends of Box Hill

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.

This year we will hold our popular annual BBQ in the small field at the back of Warren Farm Barns, (Headley Lane, Dorking RH5 6DG).  The BBQ and salads will be provided by a local farmer, and we will provide the dessert.  There will be tables and chairs, a lighthearted quiz and gazebos in case […]

Following the very interesting and well attended walk and talk on Box Hill this autumn, James Brown, NT Archaeologist for London and Southeast, will lead us on a walk and talk to visit many of the archaeological features found on Headley Heath. More details to be given nearer the time.

This will be held at the Box Hill Village Hall.  More details will be given nearer the time. Mike Edwards will give a presentation on the results of his survey work on Box Hill associated with the Nature Recovery Project which FOBH are funding and the NT Masterplanning Exercise.