Box Hill

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What is this case study looking for?
Leisure uses and management of a local, rural area
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Where is this located?
In the South East of England in Surrey, near M25 and A24, and Dorking, Reigate, Leatherhead
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How is this area used for leisure?
Near London (accessible), cycle (zig zag) routes, Olympics, indoor cafe after 2012, chalk downland habitat (biodiversity), own species: Box Bug, has 40% of country's Box Trees, 40 species in 1m2
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Who do motorists+local residents conflict with?
Natural England+LOCOG+British cycling president
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Who does the national trust conflict with?
Sports organisers+Surrey county council, and charities
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How is Box Hill being sustainably managed?
3km of fencing, took cattle off hill, wristbands and stewards deployed, surveyed areas so they know where to find species, cutting down/thinning areas for spectators
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In the South East of England in Surrey, near M25 and A24, and Dorking, Reigate, Leatherhead

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