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Enjoy Some Nature on the Commons

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Mole Valley Group

Mole Valley Ramblers offers friendly walking in the heart of Surrey. We provide a wide and varied programme of led group walks, to which all are welcome.

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Overview

Looking for signs of Spring around varied habitats on the Bookham Commons. A chance to see some early flowers, migrant birds and hopefully some butterflies too. 

Friday, 2 May 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
12:30 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.4km / 4.0mi
Ascent:
53.3m / 175ft
Type:
circular

A walk as part of the Mole Valley Ramblers Spring Walks Festival.

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 13025 55697
Nearest postcode:
KT23 3LT
what3words:
also.crib.raves
Start time:
10:00 am

Bookham Common NT Tunnel CP. Display ticket, free to NT members.

Upcoming walks with Mole Valley Group

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Round the park

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
South Downs

South Downs and Amberley Village

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.5 miles
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Spring time Winterfold Ramble (Booking required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
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Sheepleas and North Downs

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Sheep in the countryside

Town and Down - Banstead and roundabout

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Early signs of Spring around Winterfold

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
5.5 miles
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Heath to Hill

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.7 miles
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Exploring the west of Dorking

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
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Hills, Mills and Gunpowder Cake from Holmbury St Mary

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Celebrities of West Sussex (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Leith Hill Tower

Leith Hill Explorer

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Brooklands Community Park and Wey Navigation

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Windmill

South Downs Pub Lunch Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.5 miles
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Abinger Common, Holmbury St Mary and Broadmoor

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.3 miles
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Young Street Circuit

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Exmoor Ponies at Knepp

Walk on the Wildside at Knepp (Maximum 15 - Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
London

Blackfriars and Beyond (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Up up and away from Wotton (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
16.5 miles
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Wonders of Woldingham - the Park, Village and Cambridge Five

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Canal

Canalside delights from Loxwood

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Netley Park

Netley Park and Heath

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Towpath Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Historic Villages and a Royal Park

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
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Clandon East and Horsley West

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.5 miles
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Be Enchanted by Martha on the Hill (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
15.5 miles
Shere

Friday Street to Shere.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Stile

Sutton Countryside

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
From Wotton Hatch

Milton Heath to Westcott.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
5.3 miles
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A Not-So-Suburban Odyssey

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Noodling around Newdigate

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.5 miles
Down into the valley

Love that Bridge (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.5 miles
Bluebells in betchwood

Brockham, Betchworth and brickworks

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Denbies Vineyard to Ranmore Viewpoint

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
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Exploring Woods and Fields to the South of East Horsley

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Pugin chimneys in Albury

Albury on the Move: History Walk (Booking required - Group of 15)

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
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Shabden and Upper Gatton Park

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.5 miles
Bluebells

In Search of Bluebells

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
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Friday street - from Street to Tower

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Stanes Street

Rediscovering Stane Street - (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
15.0 miles
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Cowslips at Sheepleas

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
3.0 miles
Hatch to Forest

From Hatch to Forest.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Norbury Park and Cherkley Bluebells

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Heath and Woodland Spectacular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Wild Garlic Wood

Wild About Garlic & Coffee - Time to Stop & Stare

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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What's Between Milton & Tanners ?

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Yews, Views, Ridges, Bridges, Hills, Thrills Norbury Park Way!.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
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Westhumble and the Burneys.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
3.5 miles
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To See The Lights of Dorking.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Headley Village and Heath.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
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Crossed but Happy!

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Simons walk

Through Redlands and back via Henfold.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
16.0 miles
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Ducking and Diving around Buckland

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Reigate Mills and Pills.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Walks for health

Bookham Common Butterfly Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
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From Ockley, looping Southeasterly.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
Pub

Beating the Bounds of South West Mole Valley

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Gad Brook

Leigh and over the boundary

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Bluebells

Bluebells & Rhododendrons.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
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Commons, Woods and Views.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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St Martha’s and Shere Anchorite.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Grand Designs, Stunning Views and lots of lovely trees.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
5.8 miles
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Abinger Roughs and beyond

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Up and down around Abinger.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
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Enjoy Some Nature on the Commons

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
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A Three-legged Walk.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Taking a tour on the dark side of St Martha's Hill

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
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Lonesome Ranmore Ramble

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
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Not the Big Hill.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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To the Vineyard and beyond.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
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Something a Little Different.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Crossing all Boundaries from Headley

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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The Wild West Frontier.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.5 miles
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Get rid of the Blues on this walk.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Epsom & Ashtead Commons.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
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Somerset to Pastures New

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
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Birdsong and Bluebells

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
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Wott-on earth are we all doing here on a Bank Holiday Monday?

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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The Twin Peaks of Surrey.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
11.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
Join now for just £3.58 per month
Register for an account for FREE