Around Chobham Common
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"An easy-to-follow circuit of Chobham's surprisingly wild and open heathland."
Walk directions
Cross the road from the car park and, after a few paces, turn right onto the waymarked sandy track running parallel with the road on your right.
In 200yds (183m), you’ll near the road at a locked barrier; turn hard left here, onto the waymarked gravel/sandy track to cross the middle of the common. There are several crossroads and turnings, but keep straight ahead, passing beneath power lines, until you reach Gracious Pond Road.
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Terrain
- Broad bridleway tracks, can be boggy in places
Landscape
- Rolling heathland with some wooded areas
Dog friendliness
- Keep dogs under control, especially near grazing animals
Parking
- Staple Hill pay-and-display car park, between Chobham and Longcross
Toilets en route
- None on route
About the walk
There are only around 60 species of butterflies in the British Isles and you can see 29 of them on Chobham Common. The litany of flora and fauna goes on; for instance, more than 200 species of birds live in this country or visit regularly, and over 100 of them have been recorded on Chobham’s...
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About the area
Surrey is one of England’s most wooded counties, with over a quarter of the landscape designated as an official AONB and plenty of history evident in the countryside. You’ll find sandy tracks, cottage gardens and welcoming village inns, and on the fringe of Greater London you can picnic in Chaldon’s hay meadows, explore the downs at Epsom, or drift idly beside the River Thames.
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