Blackheath Common is an area of 250 acres (100 ha) of heathland south-east of Guildford and near the village of Albury.
Blackheath Common (near Guildford)
Redhill – Gatton Park
Gatton Park is a private country estate near Reigate. Now owned by The Royal Alexandra and Albert School, it comprises 250 acres (1.0 sq km) of manor and parkland.
Ranmore Common – Denbies viewpoint
Ranmore Common is an area of wooded former common land on the North Downs immediately northwest of Dorking.
Nonsuch Park and Warren Farm
Nonsuch Park is a large open leisure space with an extensive network of surfaced and unsurfaced paths. It is home to a variety of different species of flowers, birds and insects. Situated in its centre is the grade II-listed Nonsuch Mansion, which was built in the mid-eighteenth century and extended at the beginning of the nineteenth in Tudor Gothic style. The park was once home to the very grand Nonsuch Palace built by Henry VIII in 1538, but this was demolished in 1682.
White Downs
The White Downs are an unspoilt spot high in the hills above Abinger made of grassy chalkland pastures and undisturbed woodlands. In the springtime, the woods boast a fine display of bluebells.
Elstead Common (from Thursley Moat Pond)
Elstead Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, as are neighbouring Ockley and Royal commons (Walks with Rena post for the latter is here). All are managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust on behalf of the MOD. Elstead and Ockley commons are recognised as some of the finest remaining lowland heath in the south of England and are awash with heather, gorse and bracken. The woodlands on its perimeter are primarily made up of birch and Scots pine.
Ockham Common and Chatley Heath
Wisley and Ockham Commons and Chatley Heath is a 297-acre nature reserve owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. The site is mainly heathland but it also has areas of open water, bog, woodland and scrub. Here you'll also find the only working semaphore tower in Britain and an ornate mausoleum.
Ripley and Wey Navigation
The historic village of Ripley has existed since Norman times and was first recorded in documents of around 1200. It developed with the establishment of Newark Priory and, during the Tudor period, became very prosperous as a place to stop on the (now A3) road between London and the rapidly growing naval town of Portsmouth.
Netley Heath (Francis Corner)
Netley Heath on the North Downs scarp slope above Gomshall is an area of woods and heathland and part of Shere Woodlands. This area once formed part of the Bray Estate of Shere.
Chantry Wood
Chantry Wood, just to the east of Guildford town centre, sits on the same greensand ridge that forms part of the North Downs as neighbouring St Martha’s Hill (Walks with Rena post here) and comprises 80 hectares of woodland and grassland.
Walks with Rena 