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.

Newlands Corner

Newlands Corner on Albury Downs is a 250-acre nature reserve of open chalk grassland and ancient woodlands about four miles east of Guildford town centre. Crime writer Agatha Christie disappeared from here December 1926 - she was found 11 days later in Harrogate, apparently unable to explain what had happened.

Hankley Common south (Pitch Place)

Hankley Common is a 560-hectare nature reserve near the village of Elstead in Surrey comprising lowland heath and woodland. The site is part of the Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons Special Area of Conservation and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Swinley Forest

Swinley Forest comprises 2,600 acres of Crown Estate land straddling the Surrey-Berkshire county boundary. It boasts woodlands, streams, grasslands and ponds.

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