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Wide and fast gravel between the meadows

Great little lane that takes your around the A3 and from here you can see the horse head sculpture on the field by the A3

In the middle ages, Stew Ponds were used to store live fish which would be caught for eating. The smaller of the two is still open for fishing now, while the Great Pond is not.

Also visible from the A3, the Horse of the South, a two-tonne sculpture, was created by Nic Fiddian-Green. Once the only form of transport, it represents a protest against urban sprawl. A sister sculpture is based at Marble Arch in London, named Still Water.

Owned by the City of London Corporation, Ashtead Common is part of a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), together with adjacent Epsom Common. In the 1870s access to countryside for Londoners was being threatened due to the expansion of the capital. The area was purchased to preserve it as an open space. You can spot the coal posts at the common's boundaries. Painted white with the City of London's crest near the top. They marked where tax would be payable to the City of London for coal imported into its boundaries.

So close to busy, suburban Chessington, yet it feels so far away up here on Winey Hill. There are great views and you will often find horses grazing.

Prince's Coverts has a mix of trails through the trees or two hardpacked gravel paths that fan out to the south east and south west from this entrance at its northern most tip. It was once the hunting ground of Prince Leopold I of Belgium who lived at Claremont Park nearby. If you do come into the woodland from here, the gate does look like it is locked shut but the kissing gate is open and you are allowed to enter. You are only allowed to horse ride here by prior agreement so the large gate is locked to stop unauthorised horse riders entering.

This Grade II-listed park holds the remnants of a Roman building amongst its 60 acres (24.2 ha). With woodlands, ponds and plenty of wildlife, it makes for a wonderful place for a hike. In the south of the park sits a grand historic house which now serves as an independent school.