Loxwood – Wey-Arun Canal (westbound)

Known as “London’s lost route to the sea”, the Wey and Arun Canal is a partially open, 18.5 mile (30km) canal running southwards from the River Wey at Shalford in Surrey to the River Arun at Pallingham in West Sussex. This walk takes you west from the canal centre by the Onslow Arms in Loxwood, through the countryside and back along the canal.

Whitmoor Common

Whitmoor Common is one of a group of eight commons that collectively make up Worplesdon commons. They are designated as a Local Nature Reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area, and boast some of the south's finest heathland.

Leith Hill

Leith Hill is in the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the highest point along the Greensand Ridge at 294m above sea level. Leith Hill tower, a folly built in 1765, is on the top of the hill.

Sheepleas

Sheepleas is a 110 hectare site comprising mixed ancient woodland, grassland and scrub. Its name comes from its history as an area where sheep were grazed, although this is no longer the case and today it is managed by Surrey County Council and Surrey Wildlife Trust.

Holmbury Hill

Holmbury Hill is 261m above sea level, the fourth highest point in the county, and offers some of the finest views in the Surrey Hills - in fact, the area is locally known as 'Little Switzerland'.

Thursley Common National Nature Reserve

Thursley Common, located between the villages of Thursley and Elstead, boasts some 325 hectares of open dry heathland, peat bogs, and pine and deciduous woodlands. 20 species of dragonflies and damselflies have been recorded at its ponds.

Roosthole, St Leonard’s Forest

Roosthole (some say Roost Hole and others say RoostHole*) is an area of St Leonard's Forest, an ancient woodland between Horsham and Crawley in West Sussex, which forms part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and consists of just over 700 acres of mixed deciduous and conifer woodland, as well as some areas of open, wooded heath.

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