Friends of Box Hill

Reigate Fort was built in 1898 as part of the London Defence Scheme and was restored in 2000.  Marc Russell, Area Manager for Reigate Hill and Gatton Park will lead us on a tour of the atmospheric buildings to discover what military life was like in the late 1890’s. Meet in the Wray Lane Car […]

A walk to discover and find out more about Box Hill's fungi. This gentle walk will be led by Dr Brian Spooner who was, until he retired, Head of Mycology at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Meet at the Pentagon Information Boards outside the café.

Amanda McCormick, NT Ranger will help us to make our own Christmas Wreath and other decorations.  The natural materials will be collected beforehand.  Please bring gloves and secateurs if you have them.  If you want to “bling” up your wreath bring your own materials. Amanda will provide coloured ribbons and silver teasels. At the end, […]

AGM & Winter Talk – Forensic Ecology Following the AGM, which will be held in the Templeton Room, Professor Patricia Wiltshire, an experienced forensic scientist and expert witness, will talk for about an hour on forensic ecology, and will show us how the natural sciences have been instrumental in convicting a large number of criminals […]

Ann Sankey will be leading a spring walk in the woods on Sunday 6th May at 10.30am from the East Car park along the Box Hill Road.  Hopefully the Bluebells will still be looking and smelling beautiful by then and we will look for other signs of spring.  If you would like to come along […]

Although David Kennington has retired as NT General Manger for Surrey Hills Countryside, he and Tracy are still happy to host this very popular event in their garden by Warren Farm Barns. £8 per head. All FOBH members and their guests are welcome. Please ring Lyn on 01737 842889 or email: lyn@mra.uk.net to book places […]

Henry Barnard, NT Lead Ranger for North Downs West, will lead us on a walk around Abinger Roughs.  Henry will talk to us about the history of the area and show us some ancient trees linked to the Abinger Hall Estate as well as the flower sprinkled grassland.  We will take a look at a […]

Mark Dawson, NT Lead Ranger for Box Hill and Headley, will lead us through Box Hill Farm to the riverside to see how this area has developed since the farm was acquired and the riverside walk reinstated in 2016. We will have a walk along the riverside with a picnic by the water. Mark will […]

From April to September a succession of beautiful blue butterflies can be seen on Box Hill. This talk will look at their very different lifestyles and will focus particularly on how Box Hill is playing a key role in a Butterfly Conservation project aimed at increasing numbers of Small Blues between Guildford and Reigate. The […]

AGM and Winter Talk, on Saturday 2nd February, 2.30pm in the Templeton room at Juniper Hall. Following the AGM, James Power, National Trust Wildlife Adviser for London and South East, will talk to us about the NT policy on Land, Outdoors and Nature and how NT is working to improve their land, especially farmland, for […]