United Kingdom
England
South East England
Surrey
Guildford
St Martha
Blackheath Common and War Memorial
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Surrey
Guildford
St Martha
Blackheath Common and War Memorial
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 58 out of 59 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Surrey Hills National Landscape
Location: St Martha, Guildford, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom
Part of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Blackheath is a dry lowland heath with acidic grasslands, woodlands and areas of heather. A Site of Special Scientific Interest, the heath is an internationally-important habitat for wildlife. Surrey has lost 85% of its heathland in the last 200 years and the rewilding effort at Blackheath is part of a joint effort to reverse this. On Rosemary Hill, you find a war memorial, which was erected in March 1920.
January 13, 2020
A great walk on good surfaces over rolling heathland. Nothing to strenuous; the only steep climb was towards the end.
January 23, 2022
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