Walk 16th May 2016 Oxshott Heath - Esher Common - West End Common

Start point:- TQ141614
Distance:- 10.7 km; 6.65 miles
Time taken:- 2 hours 45 minutes
Route:-

Oxshott Heath CP - Esher Common - Winterdown Wood - The Ledges - Garson Farm - West End Common - Black pond - Warren Lane - CP Oxshott Heath covers about 200 acres, owned by the local authority with historic rights to collect dead wood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxshott_Heath_and_Woods Esher Common is a local nature reserve with several ponds and lakes of which Black pond is the largest.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esher_Commons There is a different walk to be found in Fancy Free walks website http://fancyfreewalks.org/Surrey/Oxshott-EsherCommons.pdf offering a different perspective. The area of the walk near to the A3 by the side of this road is currently an area of forest clearance to prevent the A3 being blocked by fallen trees in adverse weather conditions