Grid reference TQ1256
near to Fetcham, Surrey, England
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Riders on Great Bookham Common
Popular weekend pastime in this part of commuter belt Surrey. Off the main bridleways, the going gets very muddy and wet on the minor, clay surface, bridleways.
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A Path between the Ponds, Bookham Common
There are many informal paths crossing the Common – but this is one which is marked on the map running due North-South. It runs on top of one of the earth dams which separate the ponds.
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Bookham Common boundary ditch
Classic boundary ditch and bank along the north perimeter of Bookham Common. The bank (on the outside, right-hand side of the ditch) would once have confined animals grazing on the common, while ensuring that those grazing in adjoining... (more)
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Entrance to Bookham Common
Looking east.
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Paddock next to Chasemore Farm
Chasemore Farm building is on the left.
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Little Bookham Common
The path from Maddox Lane crossing Little Bookham Common, a National Trust property well known for its wildlife.
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Pond (set of 2 images)
The westernmost of a line of ponds in Great Bookham Common originally created as fish ponds for the monks of Chertsey Abbey.
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Fleabane, Bookham Common
Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) grows in profusion across the common. The common name comes from its former use as an insect repellant. It was also used in the treatment of dysentery.
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Path to Little Bookham Common
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Large bracket fungus
Surprisingly large and undamaged.
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Cycling along Common Road, Bookham Common
Apart from car access to the Isle of Wight this road is traffic free and on a fine day is busy with walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
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Bridge, Bookham Common
A slab bridge over a drain running across the common. One of the trees off to the left is purported to be a Brown Hairstreak master tree.
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