Bookham Commons and Have Been Designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest by Natural England
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The commons are home to a wonderful variety of wildlife Bookham Commons and have been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest by Natural England. Grassland plains, oakwoods and serene ponds For more information about Bookham Commons please visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ bookham-commons Stuart Cole Sheepbell Farm Dr Alan Dr Prowse To Cobham Footpath to Footpath to Stoke D’Abernon Cobham Road Stoke D’Abernon Kelsey’s Pond Small Copper butterfly Roe deer A variety of landscapes await you on Stents Wood Bookham Commons... From shady, mysterious oakwoods, to open Kelsey’s Wood Sheepbell Pond grassland plains, marshy ponds Hill Farm To Downside Mark Oak Car Park and wetlands, to wet heathland and wood pasture. Hundred Pound Bridge To Fetcham and Leatherhead Hill House Wood Central Wood Western Plain Eastern Wood Banks Farm Banks Common To Effingham Ivy Cottage Five Halls Merritts Cottage I.O.W. Plain To The Glade, Isle of Wight Enclosure Handleys Cottage Lower Hollows Fetcham Where to go Manor Cottage Upper Hollows Lower Eastern Pond Bird Hide A network of surfaced tracks can All common land enjoys open I.O.W. Pond be used year-round to wander access for walkers, though we circular routes or plan longer- have to ask cyclists and horse Upper Eastern Pond distance hikes or cycle trips along riders to please keep to the blue Bookham Stream Key quiet lanes and bridle tracks. waymarked tracks to avoid path Surfaced bridle tracks Grassy paths lead the adventurous erosion and damage to rare wild Eastern Plain to even quieter glades and flowers. Bridle tracks streams, but bring your boots if Footpaths it’s been raining – the commons Bayfield Plain are made of London clay. Water courses South East Pond Access and Things to look out for The Plains Car Park rights of way Bayfield Pond To Leatherhead, London A F Nightingale Sparrowhawk Central Plain Public bridleway B Purple Emperor G Yellow Flag Tunnel Car Park Bookham Grange Hotel National Trust C Silver-Washed Fritillary H Reed Mace permissive D Moorhen I Grey Heron bridle track To Effingham Junction, Guildford Bookham Railway Station E Roe deer Public footpath To Great Bookham Dogs Dogs are very welcome on Bookham Commons, though we do ask that they are kept under reasonable control and kept within sight of you. To Little Bookham A F I B C E H D G.