Climbing Trees

This booklet shows you how tofind 20 of our favourite climbing

trees in the Surrey Hills.

We hope youenjoy climbingin them as muchas we do..........

Climbing Treesin the

Surrey Hills

Ian Ward

Climbing Trees in the Surrey HillsThis booklet contains information about20 great climbing trees in the SurreyHills. Each tree is described on aseparate page (see opposite).

A map showing the location of all thetrees can be found on the middle pages,with a number for each tree - like this...

Please enjoy these trees and look afterthem – so that other people can enjoythem for many years to come.

Disclaimer (or should it be Disclimber?):Climbing trees is great fun but it can bedangerous. Please make sure thatchildren are always supervised by anadult. The author cannot be heldresponsible for any accidents that occurwhilst climbing these trees.

First Edition. October 2012. ©Ian Ward 2012

An electronic copy of this booklet canbe downloaded free of charge from:www.mountaingreenery.co.ukFeel free to give copies to your friends.

If you have used this booklet to get outinto the woods for some fun andfrolicking then perhaps you would like tomake a donation to the Woodland Trust?This can easily be done easily by visitingour JustGiving page:www.justgiving.com/mountaingreenery

Please give generously – your donationwill help the Woodland Trust to lookafter our native trees so that they canbe enjoyed and valued by everyone.

If you have any comments/questions oryou would to share details about othertrees then please send an email to:[email protected]

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A page for notes:The page for each tree is set out like this:

Tree number Location

PHOTOGRAPHSAND

DESCRIPTION

DETAILED MAP(WITH A CIRCLE SHOWING

THE LOCATION OF THE TREE)

(Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors)

Ordnance Surveygrid reference

Latitude, Longitude(used in Google maps)

1 RANMORE COMMON 20 ABINGER ROUGHS

There is a great view from this tree.You can watch the trains pass below.

We call this the Castle Tree because you can sit in itand defend yourself from enemy pine cone attacks. Thereis also another large tree closer to the NT car park.

TQ 13655007 51.238518,-0.373409 TQ 10744797 51.220197,-0.415726

19 HOLMWOOD 2 LEITH HILL

This fallen tree makes a greatnatural climbing frame.

This tree is next to LeithHill tower. Check out thecakes on sale at the servinghatch.

TQ 18044620 51.202796,-0.311791 TQ 13944314 51.176152,-0.371432

3 BLACKHEATH 18 BOX HILL

Too hardto climbbut greatforswingingfrom.

This tree has longtentacles.

TQ 04144658 51.208954,-0.510575 TQ 17675124 51.248230,-0.315460

17 ST MARTHA’S HILL 4 CHINTHURST HILL

Make sure to check out thegreat views from St Martha’schurch at the top of the hill.

Hard toclimb buta greatarea forfrolicking.

TQ 02864846 51.226117,-0.528352 TQ 01304577 51.202185,-0.551425

5 BETCHWORTH PARK 16 THE NOWER

This tree is gnarly.There are other goodtrees nearby.

The Nower is a great placeto explore. Visit the templeat the top of the hill.

TQ 18315000 51.236967,-0.306630 TQ 15944859 51.224729,-0.341075

15 MICKLEHAM DOWNS 6 HEADLEY HEATH

Too hard toclimb butgreat forswingingfrom.

One of many good climbingtrees near the Headley Heathcar park.

TQ 18295345 51.26797,-0.305793 TQ20435380 51.270665,-0.275082

7 REYNARDS HILL 14 DRUIDS GROVE

Two treesright next toeach other.

Lots of goodYew trees toexplore in thisarea.

TQ 07044248 51.171540,-0.470277 TQ 15785320 51.266185,-0.341928

13 PITCH HILL 8 NETLEY HEATH

Big pine trees and a clearingfor playing games.

This big old Yew tree isnext to the bend in the road.

TQ 08414242 51.170762,-0.450734 TQ 08404979 51.236967,-0.448648

9 NEWLANDS CORNER 12 FRIDAY STREET

This tree is close to thecar park (and cafe!) atNewlands Corner.

This tree is close to theBroadmoor car park butis quite hard to find. Makesure you visit the hammerpond nearby.

TQ 04134919 51.232422,-0.510001 TQ 13304557 51.198164,-0.379865

11 SHEEPLEAS 10 CHERKLEY WOOD

Sheepleas has a number ofwooded areas with meadows(or ‘Leas’) inbetween.

This fallen tree isclose to the pathbut is a little hardto spot.

TQ 08845165 51.253663,-0.441738 TQ 18825408 51.273515,-0.298004

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