Denbies Hillside

Stop, look and listen as nature comes alive on Denbies Hillside at the start of spring.

Enjoy an exhilarating walk across Denbies Hillside (named after John Denby, a 17th-century farmer) and discover our wildlife along the way.

Denbies Hillside is a great place to run around, explore and enjoy the great outdoors. With fantastic picnic spots to wonderful walks, there's something here for all the family to enjoy.

To ensure social distancing guidance can be followed and in line with government guidance, we’re not able to allow events in any of our places right now. Our car parks are at capacity by mid-morning most weekends and on public holidays. From May 17 we may be able to grant a license for events of up to 30 people. If you’d like to host an event on National Trust land or use National Trust land as part of your event, please get in touch.

Take some time to explore heathland and woodland on an invigorating walk with your dog in the Surrey Hills. Take a look at our tips for a safe stroll with your four-legged friend.

Not all our birds like to build their nests safely high up in the trees. Discover more about our ground-nesting birds and how you can help us protect them from harm. Please help us to protect these birds by sticking to the paths and keeping your dog on a lead and close to you from 1 March to 31 July.

Our volunteer carpenters have developed a great reputation for joinery projects since the team was established a few years ago. We're now looking to expand the operation to meet the growing demand. Learn more about what they do and how you can get involved.

Wanting to create a lasting piece of wildlife art, we asked local artist and sculptor Iain Crafer, to create a sculpture depicting one of our rare butterflies – the iridescent, adonis blue.