Rena and I visited Bedelands Nature Reserve for the first time in late May 2016, less than one month after I adopted her for a group walk organised by the West Sussex Greyhound Walking Group.
Bedelands Nature Reserve
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.
Puttenham Common
Puttenham Common is a private estate of woodland, heathland, grassland, wetlands and ponds managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
Ranmore Common Woods
Ranmore Common is an area of wooded former common land on the North Downs immediately northwest of Dorking.
Blackheath Common (near Guildford)
Blackheath Common is an area of 250 acres (100 ha) of heathland south-east of Guildford and near the village of Albury.
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.
Walks with Rena 