Horsell Common and Heather Farm wetlands

Horsell Common boasts a wide array of landscapes, including heathland, woodland and meadows. Heather Farm comprises the Mimbridge and Bourne meadows area and a (dog-free) wetlands. It has a large car park and there is a cafe serving food and drinks.

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.

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.

Shalford Water Meadows

Shalford's water meadows were once farmland used for growing hay and grazing cattle. They are a reminder of the area's once "intensive" farming history (although clearly not intensive by today's farming standards). In the Middle Ages, ditches and channels were created in natural riverside meadows and then deliberately flooded to turn them into water meadows, a practice imported from Europe. How very international.

West End Common

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.

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