Greyhound approved walks in and around Surrey
Esher Common dates back at least 6,000 years to the early Bronze Age Neolithic period, with evidence of a settlement on Round Hill. ains several ponds and lakes, the largest of which is Black Pond, which was once a water supply for the nearby National Trust Claremont Landscape Garden.
Wisley Common is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT). Along with Ockham common/Chatley Heath on the other side of the A3, it is a nationally important site for dragonflies and damselflies, with twenty species recorded. It also attracts many rare birds, including the hobby, which is one of the few creatures that can actually catch dragonflies. In the summer, the heath is awash with purple heather.
West End Common is a 70.3-hectare (174-acre) Local Nature Reserve and part of Esher Commons, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The River Mole runs along one edge of the common, which also boasts six ponds and wet areas.
Banstead Heath at Mogador comprises open grass land, scrub and woodland. It is the largest and most southerly of the four commons making up Banstead Commons, with a total area of 310 hectares (760 acres), stretching from the M25 in the south to Tadworth roundabout on the A217 to the north with a southern border with Walton Heath Golf Course.
Chobham Common is the largest National Nature Reserve in the south east of England at around 600 hectares – and a prime example of lowland heath, one of the most ancient and characteristic British landscapes, originally created by prehistoric farmers. For over 200 generations, rural communities have carefully managed this open countryside, creating a wildlife rich patchwork of mini-habitats.
Marden Park is located on the narrow plateau and dip slopes of the North Downs in East Surrey, close to the village of Woldingham. This 68-hectare (167-acre) site is the largest of The Woodland Trust’s Surrey woods and falls within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty as well as the Woldingham and Oxted Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Walks with Rena 