Appendix F – Green Infrastructure Report
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
EVIDENCE BASE
with requirements and recommendations in italics
updated 5 February 2021
CHARACTER
Albury Parish is a rural neighbourhood with a large amount of undeveloped countryside. The community reflects that character. People enjoy country pursuits like walking, dog walking, cycling, horse riding and birdwatching. The Parish has Albury village at its centre, with separate hamlets - Albury Heath, Little London, Farley Green and Farley Heath - and space between them. There are an unusually high number of rights of way - footpaths, bridleways and byways - so the inhabited areas are separate but connected.
The countryside is very varied, and is unusual in this, with hills, mixed ancient woodland, ancient yew stands, heathland, chalk grassland, streams, lakes, water meadows, some agriculture, and grazing for cattle, sheep and horses. Its biodiversity reflects the amount of countryside and the variation in habitats. Many of the countryside areas are privately owned, many by the Duke of Northumberland’s Albury Estate. Many are common land, and the majority enjoy public access.
The Parish also has landscape features, which have come about from its history and its natural environment, and it has some of the most iconic views in Surrey.
The character and beauty of Albury Parish should be retained.
Strategic Gaps
Strategic gaps should be retained between settlements to prevent coalescence:
Between Albury, Albury Heath, Little London, Farley Green, and Farley Heath
Between these and neighbouring settlements at Guildford, Merrow, St Martha’s, Chilworth, Shere, Gomshall, Blackheath, Peaslake, Ewhurst, Shamley Green and Wonersh.
Landscape Features
Landscape features should be maintained in a natural way with minimal interference, including:
Sunken and picturesque lanes, the trees that line them, and their features, including Blackheath Lane, Guildford Lane, Lockhurst Hatch Lane, Mayorhouse Lane, Ponds Lane, Ride Lane, Row Lane, Sandy Lane, Warren Lane, Water Lane and White Lane
Waterways and ponds along, and leading to, the Tillingbourne, including Albury Water Meadows, Belmount Lake, Mill Lake, Sherbourne Pond, Silent Pool, Vale End Pond, Waterloo Pond, Weston Pond
Geological and geomorphological features
Historic ditches, embankments, and burial mounds
Historic stone and brick walls
Mature trees and established hedgerows.
Iconic Views
Iconic views should be protected including:
Albury Parish Church towards St Martha’s and Newlands Corner
Albury Park entrance towards Albury Old Saxon Church
Albury Sand Pit top towards Albury
Albury Street along the Street, and towards Albury Parish Church
Albury Warren towards St Martha’s, and Ranmore Common
Farley Green entrance from the south, and from the north
Guildford Lane towards St Martha’s
Newlands Corner west of the A25 from car park and downs towards Albury
Newlands Corner east of the A25 from North Downs Way viewpoint towards Albury
New Road top towards the Downs
Park Road down the hill towards Shere
Sandhurst Copse and Sheepwalk west to Charterhouse, south to the South Downs, and north to St Martha’s
Sherbourne towards the Catholic Apostolic Church, and across Weston Fishery towards Albury village entrance
Winterfold towards the south
NPPF, Section 15, paragraphs 170 to 183, should be followed.
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths
The beautiful landscape in the Surrey Hills
A very large area of natural countryside, lakes and streams, with public access
Many rare and protected species of flora and fauna
A large network of footpaths, bridleways and byways.
Weaknesses
Many species of flora and fauna in Albury Parish are delicate, rare and diminishing nationally
The limited size of Albury Parish can cause a saturation in visitors.
Opportunities
Sustainable use of the landscape and natural environment for quiet enjoyment and exercise (walking, running, cycling, horse riding) for mental and physical health
Sustainable visits to natural countryside to see flora and fauna.
Threats
Climate change
Loss of biodiversity
Pollution (light, air, noise, water, soil, environment)
Traffic and parked cars damaging and polluting the beauty, landscape and environment
Development pressure in the Green Belt and Surrey Hills AONB
Unsustainable numbers of visitors and tourists damaging the environment, flora and fauna
Irresponsible and illegal behaviour (including fires, barbecues, camping, litter, poo bags, off road bikes and vehicles, mountain bike trails and jumps).
DESIGNATIONS
Albury Parish has national designations. The whole of the Parish is in the Surrey Hills National Landscape (SHNL), in the Green Belt, and in an Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV). Much of it is Common Land, and there are Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSIs), areas of Ancient Woodland, and Ancient and Veteran Trees. It also has local designations with Sites of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCIs), Regionally Important Geological / Geomorphological Sites (RIGS) and a large Biodiversity Opportunity Area (BOA). These designations distinguish it as an area of high environmental importance.
The main relevant planning legislation, and the designations that apply to Albury Parish, have been set out in APPENDIX N, together with a list of sites with individual designations in APPENDIX B.
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Green Areas
Green areas in Albury Parish have been listed in MAP E, with their designations, and marked on a map in APPENDIX F. They include areas of importance to the local community, natural and semi-natural countryside areas (with woodland, heathland, grassland, lakes and streams), and recreation areas.
There are also areas for recreation including a cricket and football field, a children’s recreation ground with an adults’ outdoor gym, a bowling club, fisheries, riding schools and liveries.
Local Green Spaces
This Albury Parish Neighbourhood Plan can seek designation of areas of land that are of value to the community as Local Green Spaces, and in this way protect them.
The circumstances that qualify an area of land Local Green Space Designation protection are:
The land has to be reasonably close to the community it serves. There is no definition of this and it may vary depending on the community it relates to
The land must be demonstrably special to a local community. Evidence must be provided of the land’s value to and use by the local community to show that it holds a particular significance. The land must fulfil one or more of the following criteria:
(a) Beauty – visual attractiveness and contribution to the landscape, character and/or setting
(b) Historic significance - provide a setting for, and allow views of, heritage assets or locally valued landmarks
(c) Recreational value - with local significance such as variety of activities and value to community
(d) Tranquility - areas that provide an oasis of calm and a space for quiet reflection
(e) Richness of wildlife – value of habitat, and may have a designation like a local wildlife site
- The land must be local in character and not an extensive tract of land.
The following are proposed:
Albury Bowling Green – for its recreational value
Albury Heath – for its beauty and richness of wildlife
Albury Heath Cricket and Football Ground - for its recreational value
Albury Old Saxon Church Yard and Surrounds - for its historic significance, beauty and tranquility
Albury Parish Allotments and Community Orchard - for their recreational value and tranquility
Albury Riverside Meadow - for its beauty and tranquillity
Albury Parish Church Yard - for its beauty with views and for its tranquility
Blackheath – for its beauty, recreational value and richness of wildlife (Site of Special Scientific Interest)
Farley Green – for its beauty with scenic views
Farley Heath and Roman Temple - for its historical significance, beauty, recreational value, tranquility and richness of wildlife
Malcolm’s Field - for its beauty with views of the North Downs and parish church and for its tranquillity
Newlands Corner - for its historical significance, beauty and its richness of wildlife (Site of Nature Conservation Importance and Biodiversity Opportunity Area) and habitats (1,000 year old ancient yews)
Silent Pool – for its beauty and tranquillity
Weston Fields Recreation Ground - for its recreational value as the only playground for children in Albury Parish
Weston Fishery – for its recreational value, beauty and tranquillity
Waterloo Pond – for its beauty, tranquillity and richness of wildlife
Vale End Fishery – for its recreational value and tranquillity.
NPPF, Section 8, paragraphs 96-101, should be followed.
Natural and Semi Natural Countryside Areas
There are an unusual number of natural and semi natural countryside areas in Albury Parish. They are significant and varied habitats with public access. They include Albury Heath, Blackheath, Farley Heath and Newlands Corner.
They are essential to the character of Albury Parish and to the health, mental wellbeing, and quality of life, of its residents.
The Natural England “ANGSt guidance” recommends that everyone should live within 300 metres (5 minutes’ walk) of an accessible natural green space. The Woodland Trust “Woodland Access Standard” aspires that everyone should live within 500 metres of an area of accessible woodland of at least 2 hectares, and within 4 kilometres of an area of accessible woodland of at least 20 hectares.
They provide habitats for many species of flora and fauna, including very rare ones, contribute to the existential issues of climate change and loss of biodiversity, and improve air quality.
In improving health and wellbeing, they provide financial benefits by reducing health and social care costs, and keeping people out of care homes. They also provide an economic benefit through their addition to the value of homes and rural businesses in the Parish.
The natural and semi natural countryside areas in Albury Parish should be protected, managed and conserved for the multiple benefits they provide to residents and visitors, habitats and wildlife, climate change and biodiversity. Clear footpaths, litter facilities and simple car parks should be provided, and information on what can be found in the sites and what is not allowed. Fires, barbecues, camping, litter, poo bags, off road bikes and vehicles, and mountain bike trails and jumps should not be allowed. Cars should not be allowed to park outside the car parks provided, and not on natural land or verges. Visitor numbers should be kept to a sustainable level to avoid damage to these precious and sensitive countryside areas and their flora and fauna.
Recreation Areas
These include Albury Heath Cricket and Football Ground, Weston Fields Recreation Ground (a children’s recreation ground with an adults’ outdoor gym), Albury Parish Allotments, Albury Riverside Meadow, Albury Bowling Green, Weston and Vale End Fisheries, and riding schools and liveries at Mayor House Farm, Ponds Farm and White Farm. They benefit health and mental wellbeing, quality of life, community, tourism and the economy.
Recreation areas should be maintained for the different benefits they provide.
Green Links
Most of the natural and semi natural countryside areas have public access with networks of footpaths, bridleways and byways. These are shown in MAP I. The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW) sets out and protects the right of the public to access the countryside. Some privately owned countryside areas have Access Agreements which take the place of CROW.
The links through and between the green areas provide routes to walk, ride horses and cycle.
In doing so, they provide benefits to the health and mental wellbeing of residents and visitors, to the safety of residents as shown by the coronavirus pandemic, and to low carbon transport.
The links also provide beneficial corridors whereby wildlife can move between natural areas.
Green links through and between open spaces, and between villages, via footpaths, bridleways, byways and along valleys, should be protected for:
Walking for health and mental wellbeing
Riding horses for health and mental wellbeing
Cycling for health, mental wellbeing and transport
Wildlife as corridors for biodiversity
There is no need for more green links as there are sufficient and the rural, hilly nature of Albury Parish prevents easy access.
To prevent damage to the environment, non-motorised bikes on public access land should be restricted to bridleways (where they must give way to pedestrians and horses), byways and roads. Motorised bikes, off road vehicles and other vehicles should be restricted to byways and roads.
CLIMATE CHANGE
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in October 2018 on the dire impacts of global warming of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, and said we must take action during the 12 years before 2030 to stop this happening. The UK has legislated for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Surrey County Council declared a climate emergency in July 2019 and committed to meeting this target. Guildford Borough Council declared a climate emergency in July 2019 with a target of 2030 for net zero emissions.
NPPF, Section 14, paragraphs 148 to 165, should be followed.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions should be kept to a minimum, and climate change mitigated and adapted to, by these methods:
Encourage use of electric vehicles and bicycles
Increase use of low carbon heating systems, water heaters, cookers, fires and boilers, not based on wood, oil or gas, or on energy produced by wood, oil or gas
Generate non-carbon renewable energy including solar power
Deliver buildings that are low carbon, energy efficient and climate resilient
Improve existing buildings to be low carbon, energy efficient and climate resilient
Retain existing trees, and plant new trees, to retain carbon in the trees, absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, absorb excess rainwater, store water for droughts, and reduce soil erosion
Encourage areas of natural vegetation, to retain carbon in the vegetation and soil, and to absorb excess rainwater and release it slowly
Manage upland areas and waterways to keep back flooding and store water for droughts
Use timber for construction, and other uses, to retain the carbon.
Building Design
Buildings and places should be well-designed and energy efficient. The design and standard of any new development should meet a high level of sustainable design and construction and be optimised for energy efficiency, targeting zero carbon emissions. These methods should be used:
Site and orient buildings to optimise solar gain
Use high quality, thermally efficient, building materials
Install excellent quality energy efficiency measures such as loft and wall insulation and double glazing
Non-residential developments should meet the Buildings Research Establishment BREEAM building standard ‘excellent’
New developments should incorporate on-site energy generation from renewable sources such as solar panels
Encourage the sensitive retrofitting of energy efficiency measures and the appropriate use of micro-renewables in historic buildings, including the retrofitting of listed buildings, buildings of solid wall or traditional construction and buildings within conservation areas, whilst safeguarding the special characteristics of these heritage assets for the future
Alterations to existing buildings must be designed with energy reduction in mind and comply with sustainable design and construction standards
Developments must be designed taking into account best practice in water efficiency, such as water efficient fittings and appliances, water harvesting and storage features, and green roofs. Evidence must be provided of anticipated internal water use at or below 120 litres per person per day.
Design should minimise overheating and reliance on air conditioning in the summer, for example by shading and passive ventilation
Flooding and Droughts
The Flood Map for Planning in Albury is in MAP N which shows the main areas at risk along the River Tillingbourne and the tributaries that join it. There are also areas susceptible to storm flooding including near Farley Green, near the railway bridge in Little London, Ride Lane, Water Lane, and Sherbourne. Albury Parish faces a danger and liability from being in a valley surrounded by hills.
A sustainable and integrated approach should be adopted to the management of flood risk, surface water, and foul drainage, robust to the expected impacts of climate change:
Avoid development on flood plains or other places susceptible to flooding
Keep ditches and drains clear
All development involving the loss of permeable surfaces, trees, soft landscaping or any other feature that reduces flood risk should use appropriate mitigation measures to prevent an increase in flood risk within the site or elsewhere. This should be proportionate to the scale of the proposal, with small interventions (such as planting or use of impermeable surfaces) acceptable for minor developments in areas of low flood risk
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) should be used proportionately to mitigate any predicted increase in flood risk. These may include:
a) Planting, particularly trees
b) Permeable driveways, parking or other ‘hardstanding’ areas
c) Rainwater water harvesting and storage features (including butts)
d) Green roofs
e) Attenuation tanks
f) Soakaways
g) Attenuation ponds
- SuDS must be designed as an integral part of the green infrastructure and street network. The system should effectively mitigate any adverse effects from surface water run-off and flooding on people, property and the ecological value of the local environment. A surface water sewer should be seen as a last resort and no surface water should be permitted to enter the public foul sewage network. Major developments must provide a SuDS Strategy and drawings showing all SuDS features. This must be supported with calculations showing how surface water flood risk will not increase.
WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY
Globally. The WWF Living Planet Report 2020 says the global Living Planet Index continues to decline. It shows a 68% decrease in the population sizes of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish between 1970 and 2016. It says biodiversity is fundamental to human life on Earth, and the evidence is unequivocal - it is being destroyed by us at a rate unprecedented in history. This evidence shows that biodiversity conservation is more than an ethical commitment for humanity: it is a non-negotiable and strategic investment to preserve our health, wealth and security.
In the UK. The UK’s State of Nature 2019 report showed a 60% decrease in the abundance of the UK’s species of conservation concern over the last 50 years and 22% over the last 5 years; a 27% decrease in the distribution of these species over the last 50 years and 3% over the last 5 years; and 2% of UK wildlife is already extinct and another 15% is threatened with extinction.
In Surrey. The State of Surrey’s Wildlife 2017 report showed 12% of Surrey’s species of conservation concern are already extinct; another 7% are threatened or near-threatened; another 14% are declining; and many species in Surrey are of national and international importance.
Surrey therefore has a special responsibility to look after its precious species, and Albury Parish has an exceptional quantity of habitats and species of ‘principal importance’. The species include:
The hazel dormouse, extinct in 17 English counties, and the hedgehog
Many species of protected bat including the rare barbastelle, serotine, Brandt’s, whiskered
Many species of bird including nightjar, tree pipit, woodcock, Dartford warbler, woodlark, stonechat, redstart, cuckoo, red kite, little egret, long-eared owl, marsh tit
Invertebrates including adder, common lizard, the rare sand lizard, slow worm, grass snake, Roman snail
Insects including silver-studded blue butterfly, small blue butterfly, grayling butterfly, green hairstreak butterfly, white admiral butterfly, a vulnerable heathland spider Oxyopes heterophthalmus, the rare beetle Lomechusoides strumosa, the near threatened southern wood ant Formica rufa, and the vulnerable bright moth Lampronia fuscatella.
One of the four most important stands of ancient yews in the UK and Western Europe (Newlands Corner), ancient woodland habitats (e.g. Albury Park, Blackheath, Colyer’s Hanger), rare plant species including the common cudweed, and the most important site for lichens in Surrey (Albury Park).
Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (BOAs) are extensive areas where improved habitat management, as well as efforts to restore and re-create Priority Habitats, will be most effective in enhancing connectivity to benefit recovery of Priority Species in a fragmented landscape. A large BOA has already been identified and mapped across the north part of Albury Parish. Irreplaceable Habitats must also be protected.
NPPF, Section 15, paragraphs 170 to 183, should be followed.
Biodiversity should be protected and increased by the following measures:
Identify, map and protect Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (BOAs)
Identify and protect Irreplaceable Habitats
Seek statutory protection for areas with rare and protected species
Retain, protect, conserve and increase habitats of rare and protected species
Retain, protect and conserve ancient woodlands and ancient trees
Retain and plant native trees and hedgerows
Create and retain wildlife corridors and stepping stones
Create and retain areas of natural land including scrub
Create and retain areas of natural wildflowers
Manage green areas and verges in an organic and limited way as far as possible
Fences should be permeable to wildlife
Nesting boxes should be provided for birds, bats and other wildlife
All developments should show a net biodiversity gain.
LIGHT POLLUTION
The Campaign for Real England (CPRE) map in MAP O shows artificial light pollution in Albury Parish, and was built from satellite data in September 2015. It shows the light shining upwards, but it does not show what the sky would look like from a given place if you were standing there. Even in the dark spots, there will be bright intrusive domes of light from Guildford, Godalming and Dorking.
Artificial light pollution at night has a negative impact in the following ways:
Loss of natural beauty and heritage. It light-washes the twilight and spoils the natural beauty of the dark night sky
Damage to wildlife and biodiversity. It harms nocturnal insects, bats, birds and animals, with a knock-on effect from one species to others, causing damage to the whole ecosystem
Waste of valuable resources. It wastes energy and the resources that produce the energy
Impact on climate change. The energy used increases carbon emissions
- Harm to human health and well-being. It is associated with serious mental and physical disorders.
Light travels, scatters and reflects. It is possible to have safe neighbourhoods with proper lighting practices and properly designed light fittings.
NPPF, Section 15, paragraph 180, should be followed.
The following principles of good lighting should be adopted:
A presumption against road lighting, except where it is needed for safety
Light only where it is genuinely needed
Light on only when it is genuinely needed, and off at all other times
The appropriate amount of light, not excessively bright for purpose
Properly designed light fittings that direct light only to the task and do not allow it to escape into neighbouring properties or into the wider environment, including the sky
Warm colour temperature, with no blue-rich full spectrum LEDs which are the most disruptive and scatter most to pollute widely
- No decorative external lighting.
AIR, NOISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Air pollution occurs when gases, dust particles and fumes contaminate our air and make it harmful to humans, animals and plants. Particulate matter (measured by size of particle i.e. PM10 and PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide are the most dangerous. In Surrey the fine particulate (PM2.5) level of air pollution in 2017 was 10.0 ug/m3 compared with the UK objective in 2020 of 25.0 ug/m3.
These pollutants come from various man-made sources:
Transport (motorbikes, cars, vans, buses, trains and aircraft)
Residential and commercial combustion (domestic and commercial boilers, open fires, wood burners, bonfires)
Industrial processes
Agriculture
- Construction, manufacturing and energy industries.
Air pollutants can affect eyes, nose, throat, lungs, heart and blood vessels. Short term health effects include asthma, coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. Long term health effects include stroke, lung cancer, respiratory conditions, cardiovascular disease, low birth weight and dementia. Air pollution affects everyone, but some are more exposed to air pollution such as those living by busy roads and some are more vulnerable to the health effects (older people, pregnant women, children, and those with cardiovascular or respiratory disease).
There are health and financial costs from air pollution. In Surrey, 5.7% of deaths in 2018 were attributable to particulate air pollution (Public Health Outcome Framework for England) and the equivalent of 471 deaths a year are attributed to long-term exposure to particulates (Public Health England 2015). The term ‘equivalent’ is used since the effect is to reduce the lifespan of many thousands of people by between 6 months and 10 years which when aggregated is equivalent to 471 people. The health problems resulting from exposure to air pollution have a high cost to people who suffer from illness and premature death, to our health services and to business. In the UK, these costs add up to more than £20 billion every year (Royal College of Physicians 2016).
Air pollution also has negative impacts on our environment - direct effects on vegetation, and indirect effects on the acid and nutrient status of soils and waters.
Other types of pollution also impact our environment (water, soil, light, noise, environment) from many sources including transport, households, industrial, agricultural, construction and manufacturing. In Albury Parish, pollution should be kept to a minimum for health, cost and environmental reasons
Due to the earth’s limited resources, and the need to dispose of waste, the best recycling and sustainability practices should be followed in Albury Parish.
NPPF, Section 15, paragraphs 170 to 183, should be followed.
Albury Parish should:
Minimise air pollution from traffic. Albury Parish has two busy main roads, the A25 and the A248. Retain and plant trees and hedgerows. Limit traffic volume and speed.
Encourage electric vehicles, public transport, cycling to work, and working from home.
Minimise air pollution from open fires, wood burning fires and boilers, and fossil fuel burners and boilers. Use low and non-polluting alternatives instead.
Minimise noise pollution in quiet lanes from traffic, motorbikes, industrial and agricultural processes and other sources.
Minimise all types of pollution (air, water, soil, light, noise, environment) from all sources, including transport, households, industrial, agricultural, construction, and manufacturing.
- Consider, and insist on, best recycling and sustainability practices for all decisions and developments.
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN ALBURY PARISH - Updated 11 January 2021
A map of Albury Parish is in MAP E with the green areas marked on by number.
Green Areas
These include local green areas of importance to the local community, natural and semi-natural open space, and recreation areas. The list is not definitive.
| No. | Name | Designation | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albury Bowling Green | ||
| 2 | Albury Downs | Common Land SNCI BOA |
Public access. Footpaths |
| 3 | Albury Heath | Common Land SNCI |
Public access. Bridleways and footpaths. |
| 4 | Albury Heath Cricket and Football Ground | Common Land | Public access |
| 5 | Albury Old Saxon Church Yard |
Public access | |
| 6 | Albury Parish Allotments | Community orchard also planned | |
| 7 | Albury Parish Church Yard | Public access | |
| 8 | Albury Park | SNCI Ancient Woodland Ancient & Veteran Trees |
Privately owned by the Albury Estate with public access to Albury Old Saxon Church and a public footpath. Parkland habitat and woodland. The most important site known for lichens in Surrey, with 96 species recorded in 2016, 122 species since 1991. Also important for notable oak and sweet chestnut pollards, barbastelle bats and common cudweed. |
| 9 | Albury Riverside Meadow | Public access. Alongside the Tillingbourne with seats and picnic tables. |
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| 10 | Albury Sand Pit | Off the A25. Closed landfill site restored with grass and heathland plants and trees along the flanks. Viewing platform planned with views of Albury, and fenced access path, opening targeted in 2021. |
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| 11 | Albury Warren | SNCI | Public access. Bridleways and footpaths. |
| 12 | Albury Water Meadows | SNCI | |
| 13 | Belmont Lake | Ancient Woodland | |
| 14 | Blackheath | Common Land SSSI Ancient Woodland |
Public access. About a third of it is in Albury Parish. Lowland heath, acid grassland, and woodland. Many rare and protected species including sand lizards, Dartford warblers, 55 recorded species of spider, rare beetles, bees, butterflies and moths. Bridleways and footpaths. |
| 15 | Chantry Wood | SNCI BOA |
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| 16 | Clandon Downs | SNCI Ancient Woodland BOA |
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| 17 | Colyer’s Hanger | SSSI Ancient woodland Nature Conservation Review site (NCR) BOA |
Public access. Footpaths. Guildford Lane Car Park gives access to Colyer’s Hanger and St Martha’s Hill |
| 18 | Farley Green | Common Land | Public access |
| 19 | Farley Heath | Common Land | Privately owned with full public access Car parks at Roman Temple and Farley Glade. Bridleways and footpaths. Managed by the Friends of the Hurtwood |
| 20 | Malcolm’s Field | ||
| 21 | Mustard Copse | Common Land | Public access. Footpaths |
| 22 | Netherlands | SNCI Ancient Woodland BOA |
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| 23 | Newlands Corner | Common Land SNCI RIGS Ancient & Veteran Trees BOA |
Public access. Privately owned by Albury Estate with access agreement. Main car park off A25 (200 spaces) and small car park off White Lane. Toilets, outdoor café, and visitor centre. One easy access trail and other trails. Byway, bridleways and footpaths. Chalk grassland and mixed woodland. One of the four most important ancient yew sites in UK and Western Europe. Protected species including hazel dormice, at least six species of bat including the serotine, Brandt’s and whiskered, and Roman snails. Other rare species including the small blue butterfly. |
| 24 | Sandhurst Copse and Sheepwalk |
Sandhurst Copse is Ancient Woodland |
Privately owned with a public bridleway. Access on foot to rest of site is actively encouraged but subject to subject to approval of landowner. |
| 25 | Silent Pool and Sherbourne Pond |
Ancient Woodland | Public access. Privately owned by Albury Estate with access agreement. Car park off the A25. Footpaths. |
| 26 | Waterloo Pond | Ancient Woodland | Footpaths |
| 27 | Weston Wood | Ancient Woodland | Footpaths |
| 28 | Winterfold Wood | Common Land Ancient Woodland |
Public access. Bridleways and footpaths. |
| 29 | Vale End Fishery | Privately owned by Albury Estate | |
| 30 | Weston Fields Recreation Ground |
Public access. Play area for children with play equipment, a multi-purpose climbing frame, an outdoor gym for adults, and goal posts |
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| 31 | Weston Fishery | Privately owned by Albury Estate |
Green Links
Most of the countryside areas have public access with networks of footpaths, bridleways and byways. They can be found on the Surrey Interactive Map in Albury Parish under ‘Roads and transport’ http://surreymaps.surreycc.gov.uk/public/viewer.asp and are shown in MAP I.
In addition to these, there are the following notable links:
| Name | Information |
|---|---|
| North Downs Way | A designated National Trail, 153 miles long, linking Farnham to Canterbury and Dover, following the historic route of the Pilgrims Way. This trail runs through the north of Albury Parish from Newlands Corner to Chantry Wood. It is open to walkers, horse riders and cyclists. It also gives access to the Downs Link, also open to walkers, horse riders and cyclists, which links St. Martha’s Hill with the South Downs Way |
| Tillingbourne Valley | A footpath linking the source of the River Tillingbourne with the River Wey at Guildford, via Wotton, Abinger Hammer, Gomshall, Shere, Albury, Chilworth and Shalford. It also connects Albury with the historic Chilworth Gunpowder Mills |
BOA = Biodiversity Opportunity Area
RIGS = Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Site
SNCI = Site of Nature Conservation Importance
SSSI = Site of Special Scientific Interest
Newlands Corner and Merrow Downs
Summary of Ancient, Veteran and Mature Yews
Data taken from survey carried out over 2017 to 2021 on behalf of Guildford Borough Council which holds the full data. Surveying was mainly by ancient tree expert Geoff Monck. Selected data was transcribed by Sally Blake.
Newlands Corner and Merrow Downs Ancient Yew Site has 71 Ancient, 215 Veteran and 330 Mature Yews, totalling 616.
Many of the Yews have huge diameters (girths are not recorded in the survey) up to over 4 metres.
Semi-mature and younger Yews were also surveyed, bringing the total Yews on the site to over 1,000.
| Newlands Corner Tree ID |
Veteran Type 6 = Ancient Yew 5 = Veteran Yew 4 = Mature Yew |
Diameter Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 94 |
| 2 | 5 | 91 |
| 3 | 4 | 47 |
| 4 | 4 | 80 |
| 5 | 4 | 61 |
| 7 | 4 | 77 |
| 8 | 4 | 58 |
| 9 | 6 | 170 |
| 11 | 5 | 87 |
| 12 | 5 | 99 |
| 13 | 6 | 164 |
| 14 | 6 | 195 |
| 15 | 6 | 142 |
| 16 | 5 | 96 |
| 17 | 6 | 148 |
| 18 | 6 | 157 |
| 19 | 5 | 116 |
| 20 | 6 | 143 |
| 21 | 5 | 106 |
| 22 | 6 | 178 |
| 23 | 5 | 90 |
| 24 | 4 | 57 |
| 26 | 4 | 61 |
| 27 | 4 | 52 |
| 28 | 5 | 84 |
| 29 | 5 | 89 |
| 33 | 4 | 76 |
| 34 | 4 | 88 |
| 35 | 5 | 100 |
| 36 | 5 | 84 |
| 39 | 4 | 74 |
| 41 | 4 | 100 |
| 43 | 4 | 60 |
| 44 | 4 | 71 |
| 45 | 4 | 64 |
| 47 | 5 | 99 |
| 52 | 6 | 183 |
| 53 | 5 | 131 |
| 54 | 6 | 140 |
| 55 | 6 | 147 |
| 56 | 6 | 224 |
| 57 | 6 | 250 |
| 58 | 6 | 107 |
| Merrow Downs Tree ID |
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| 3 | 4 | 53 |
| 4 | 4 | 43 |
| 5 | 4 | 53 |
| 6 | 6 | 104 |
| 7 | 4 | 45 |
| 8 | 4 | 70 |
| 10 | 4 | 42 |
| 11 | 5 | 68 |
| 12 | 6 | 97 |
| 13 | 5 | 75 |
| 14 | 5 | 103 |
| 22 | 4 | 45 |
| 23 | 4 | 60 |
| 24 | 4 | 60 |
| 25 | 4 | 65 |
| 28 | 5 | 124 |
| 30 | 6 | 107 |
| 31 | 5 | 77 |
| 32 | 6 | 79 |
| 33 | 6 | 127 |
| 34 | 6 | 108 |
| 35 | 6 | 125 |
| 36 | 6 | 144 |
| 39 | 5 | 102 |
| 40 | 6 | 45 |
| 41 | 6 | 121 |
| 42 | 5 | 93 |
| 43 | 5 | 106 |
| 44 | 6 | 168 |
| 45 | 6 | 175 |
| 46 | 6 | 144 |
| 48 | 4 | 75 |
| 50 | 4 | 74 |
| 52 | 5 | 118 |
| 53 | 4 | 74 |
| 54 | 5 | 113 |
| 55 | 5 | 81 |
| 56 | 5 | 109 |
| 57 | 4 | 74 |
| 58 | 4 | 76 |
| 59 | 6 | 151 |
| 61 | 6 | 105 |
| 62 | 6 | 105 |
| 63 | 4 | 80 |
| 64 | 4 | 82 |
| 65 | 5 | 104 |
| 66 | 6 | 157 |
| 68 | 4 | 83 |
| 69 | 5 | 98 |
| 70 | 5 | 111 |
| 71 | 4 | 77 |
| 72 | 4 | 69 |
| 74 | 4 | 48 |
| 75 | 5 | 106 |
| 76 | 4 | 94 |
| 77 | 5 | 99 |
| 78 | 6 | 125 |
| 79 | 6 | 112 |
| 80 | 4 | 86 |
| 81 | 6 | 177 |
| 82 | 6 | 200 |
| 84 | 5 | 108 |
| 85 | 4 | 96 |
| 86 | 5 | 96 |
| 88 | 6 | 150 |
| 89 | 5 | 120 |
| 90 | 6 | 196 |
| 91 | 6 | 91 |
| 92 | 6 | 163 |
| 93 | 5 | 107 |
| 95 | 6 | 173 |
| 96 | 5 | 140 |
| 99 | 5 | 114 |
| 100 | 5 | 87 |
| 102 | 6 | 129 |
| 103 | 6 | 144 |
| 104 | 6 | 188 |
| 106 | 6 | 206 |
| 107 | 5 | 102 |
| 108 | 5 | 114 |
| 110 | 4 | 92 |
| 111 | 4 | 87 |
| 112 | 5 | 103 |
| 113 | 5 | |
| 114 | 6 | 131 |
| 118 | 4 | 100 |
| 119 | 5 | 107 |
| 120 | 4 | 73 |
| 121 | 5 | 100 |
| 122 | 5 | 98 |
| 123 | 4 | 98 |
| 124 | 4 | |
| 125 | 4 | |
| 126 | 4 | 91 |
| 127 | 4 | 63 |
| 128 | 5 | 78 |
| 129 | 4 | 117 |
| 131 | 4 | 95 |
| 132 | 4 | 73 |
| 133 | 5 | 146 |
| 134 | 4 | 95 |
| 135 | 4 | 84 |
| 137 | 5 | 123 |
| 138 | 5 | 108 |
| 139 | 5 | 119 |
| 140 | 4 | 92 |
| 141 | 5 | 110 |
| 142 | 4 | 87 |
| 143 | 5 | 104 |
| 146 | 4 | 63 |
| 147 | 5 | 98 |
| 148 | 4 | 89 |
| 149 | 5 | 110 |
| 151 | 4 | 102 |
| 152 | 5 | 94 |
| 153 | 5 | 129 |
| 154 | 5 | 119 |
| 155 | 5 | 92 |
| 156 | 4 | 94 |
| 157 | 4 | 74 |
| 158 | 5 | 96 |
| 159 | 4 | 81 |
| 160 | 5 | 121 |
| 161 | 5 | 95 |
| 162 | 4 | 65 |
| 163 | 5 | 100 |
| 164 | 5 | 79 |
| 166 | 5 | 83 |
| 167 | 4 | 92 |
| 168 | 5 | 91 |
| 169 | 5 | 92 |
| 170 | 5 | 96 |
| 171 | 5 | 149 |
| 172 | 6 | 159 |
| 173 | 6 | 158 |
| 174 | 5 | 108 |
| 175 | 6 | 143 |
| 176 | 5 | 138 |
| 192 | 4 | 88 |
| 221 | 5 | 92 |
| 222 | 5 | 145 |
| 223 | 5 | 130 |
| 224 | 5 | 118 |
| 225 | 4 | 92 |
| 226 | 5 | 99 |
| 227 | 5 | 129 |
| 228 | 5 | 106 |
| 229 | 5 | 350 |
| 230 | 6 | 413 |
| 231 | 5 | 335 |
| 232 | 6 | 409 |
| 233 | 5 | 310 |
| 234 | 5 | 275 |
| 236 | 6 | 353 |
| 237 | 5 | 295 |
| 238 | 5 | 404 |
| 239 | 4 | |
| 240 | 5 | 386 |
| 242 | 4 | 268 |
| 243 | 4 | 308 |
| 244 | 4 | 316 |
| 245 | 4 | 242 |
| 246 | 4 | 215 |
| 247 | 4 | 298 |
| 248 | 4 | 267 |
| 249 | 5 | 290 |
| 250 | 4 | 248 |
| 251 | 4 | 253 |
| 252 | 4 | 270 |
| 253 | 4 | 190 |
| 255 | 3 | 100 |
| 258 | 3 | 199 |
| 259 | 5 | 120 |
| 273 | 4 | 98 |
| 354 | 4 | 52 |
| 356 | 4 | 63 |
| 360 | 4 | 70 |
| 361 | 5 | 110 |
| 362 | 5 | 99 |
| 363 | 5 | 117 |
| 364 | 5 | 110 |
| 365 | 5 | 120 |
| 366 | 5 | 110 |
| 367 | 5 | 130 |
| 368 | 5 | 110 |
| 369 | 5 | 110 |
| 372 | 5 | 100 |
| 373 | 5 | 115 |
| 374 | 4 | 100 |
| 375 | 5 | 100 |
| 377 | 4 | 90 |
| 380 | 4 | 70 |
| 381 | 5 | 120 |
| 382 | 5 | 140 |
| 383 | 5 | 110 |
| 384 | 5 | 110 |
| 385 | 5 | 110 |
| 388 | 5 | 112 |
| 395 | 5 | 83 |
| 398 | 5 | 111 |
| 400 | 4 | 77 |
| 401 | 4 | 82 |
| 403 | 4 | 89 |
| 404 | 4 | 83 |
| 405 | 4 | 78 |
| 412 | 4 | 78 |
| 414 | 4 | 62 |
| 415 | 4 | 92 |
| 416 | 4 | 73 |
| 417 | 4 | 58 |
| 418 | 4 | 58 |
| 419 | 4 | 60 |
| 423 | 4 | 76 |
| 424 | 5 | 90 |
| 426 | 4 | 96 |
| 427 | 4 | 81 |
| 430 | 5 | 95 |
| 433 | 4 | 81 |
| 435 | 4 | 86 |
| 436 | 4 | 93 |
| 439 | 4 | 76 |
| 441 | 4 | 49 |
| 442 | 4 | 84 |
| 445 | 4 | 74 |
| 449 | 5 | 106 |
| 453 | 4 | 91 |
| 454 | 4 | 51 |
| 455 | 4 | 54 |
| 456 | 5 | 110 |
| 458 | 4 | 88 |
| 459 | 4 | 91 |
| 462 | 5 | 96 |
| 463 | 4 | 73 |
| 465 | 5 | 102 |
| 466 | 4 | 65 |
| 467 | 4 | 47 |
| 472 | 4 | |
| 473 | 4 | 80 |
| 474 | 5 | 126 |
| 475 | 5 | 109 |
| 476 | 4 | 58 |
| 477 | 4 | 60 |
| 479 | 4 | 44 |
| 480 | 4 | 64 |
| 481 | 4 | 65 |
| 482 | 5 | 71 |
| 483 | 4 | 84 |
| 484 | 4 | 65 |
| 485 | 4 | 46 |
| 486 | 4 | 58 |
| 488 | 6 | 75 |
| 489 | 4 | 75 |
| 490 | 5 | 80 |
| 491 | 5 | 106 |
| 498 | 4 | 53 |
| 500 | 4 | 82 |
| 501 | 5 | 97 |
| 503 | 4 | 78 |
| 504 | 4 | 93 |
| 506 | 4 | 94 |
| 508 | 5 | 116 |
| 509 | 4 | 80 |
| 510 | 4 | 70 |
| 511 | 5 | 112 |
| 512 | 4 | 40 |
| 513 | 4 | 70 |
| 514 | 5 | 91 |
| 515 | 4 | 59 |
| 516 | 5 | 90 |
| 517 | 4 | 60 |
| 518 | 4 | 60 |
| 519 | 4 | 70 |
| 520 | 4 | |
| 521 | 4 | 70 |
| 522 | 6 | 110 |
| 524 | 4 | 83 |
| 525 | 4 | 70 |
| 534 | 5 | 100 |
| 536 | 4 | 70 |
| 540 | 5 | 110 |
| 541 | 5 | 90 |
| 542 | 5 | 100 |
| 543 | 5 | 110 |
| 544 | 5 | 100 |
| 546 | 4 | 50 |
| 548 | 4 | 65 |
| 549 | 4 | 50 |
| 550 | 4 | 70 |
| 551 | 4 | 55 |
| 552 | 4 | 90 |
| 553 | 5 | 110 |
| 554 | 4 | 75 |
| 569 | 4 | 88 |
| 572 | 4 | 57 |
| 573 | 5 | 101 |
| 574 | 4 | 77 |
| 575 | 6 | 123 |
| 577 | 4 | 70 |
| 578 | 4 | 8 |
| 579 | 5 | 94 |
| 580 | 5 | 105 |
| 583 | 5 | 84 |
| 584 | 5 | 100 |
| 585 | 4 | 69 |
| 586 | 5 | 98 |
| 587 | 5 | 100 |
| 588 | 4 | 90 |
| 589 | 6 | 136 |
| 590 | 4 | 83 |
| 591 | 4 | 91 |
| 593 | 4 | 86 |
| 595 | 4 | 89 |
| 596 | 4 | 77 |
| 598 | 4 | 63 |
| 600 | 4 | 46 |
| 601 | 4 | 71 |
| 602 | 4 | 87 |
| 603 | 4 | 83 |
| 605 | 4 | 54 |
| 606 | 5 | 99 |
| 607 | 4 | 71 |
| 608 | 4 | 62 |
| 609 | 4 | 66 |
| 610 | 4 | 87 |
| 611 | 5 | 112 |
| 612 | 4 | 68 |
| 613 | 4 | 40 |
| 615 | 4 | 87 |
| 616 | 4 | 61 |
| 617 | 4 | 60 |
| 618 | 4 | 88 |
| 619 | 4 | |
| 620 | 4 | 78 |
| 621 | 5 | 98 |
| 622 | 4 | 47 |
| 623 | 5 | 56 |
| 624 | 4 | 57 |
| 627 | 4 | 87 |
| 628 | 5 | 96 |
| 629 | 5 | 84 |
| 631 | 4 | 73 |
| 632 | 4 | 93 |
| 633 | 5 | 100 |
| 634 | 4 | 74 |
| 636 | 5 | 109 |
| 637 | 4 | 81 |
| 638 | 4 | 89 |
| 639 | 5 | 97 |
| 640 | 4 | 84 |
| 641 | 4 | 83 |
| 642 | 5 | 154 |
| 643 | 4 | 80 |
| 644 | 5 | 108 |
| 645 | 4 | 64 |
| 654 | 5 | 95 |
| 656 | 4 | 58 |
| 658 | 4 | 76 |
| 660 | 5 | 114 |
| 661 | 5 | 85 |
| 662 | 5 | 116 |
| 665 | 5 | 96 |
| 666 | 4 | 53 |
| 667 | 5 | 114 |
| 668 | 4 | 87 |
| 669 | 4 | 46 |
| 673 | 5 | 126 |
| 674 | 4 | 62 |
| 675 | 4 | 53 |
| 676 | 4 | 63 |
| 677 | 5 | 108 |
| 678 | 5 | 99 |
| 680 | 4 | 56 |
| 682 | 5 | 109 |
| 683 | 4 | 79 |
| 685 | 5 | 99 |
| 686 | 4 | 63 |
| 687 | 4 | 69 |
| 688 | 5 | 124 |
| 689 | 4 | 89 |
| 690 | 4 | 84 |
| 691 | 4 | 87 |
| 692 | 4 | 88 |
| 693 | 5 | 108 |
| 694 | 5 | 81 |
| 695 | 4 | 75 |
| 696 | 4 | 87 |
| 697 | 5 | 69 |
| 701 | 6 | 142 |
| 702 | 5 | 116 |
| 704 | 6 | 141 |
| 705 | 4 | 59 |
| 706 | 5 | 116 |
| 708 | 5 | 97 |
| 709 | 5 | 116 |
| 710 | 5 | 77 |
| 711 | 5 | 104 |
| 712 | 5 | 108 |
| 715 | 4 | 86 |
| 716 | 4 | 84 |
| 717 | 5 | 107 |
| 718 | 5 | 101 |
| 719 | 4 | 68 |
| 720 | 5 | 104 |
| 721 | 4 | 53 |
| 722 | 4 | 55 |
| 723 | 6 | 96 |
| 724 | 5 | 102 |
| 725 | 4 | 78 |
| 726 | 4 | 92 |
| 727 | 4 | 94 |
| 728 | 4 | 73 |
| 729 | 4 | 79 |
| 733 | 4 | 89 |
| 734 | 4 | 75 |
| 735 | 5 | 106 |
| 736 | 5 | 95 |
| 739 | 4 | 61 |
| 740 | 6 | 137 |
| 742 | 5 | 100 |
| 743 | 5 | 100 |
| 744 | 4 | 55 |
| 745 | 4 | 90 |
| 746 | 4 | 80 |
| 747 | 4 | 70 |
| 748 | 5 | 115 |
| 749 | 4 | 80 |
| 750 | 5 | 105 |
| 751 | 5 | 80 |
| 752 | 5 | 120 |
| 753 | 4 | 50 |
| 755 | 4 | 73 |
| 756 | 4 | 82 |
| 757 | 5 | 97 |
| 758 | 4 | 93 |
| 759 | 4 | 49 |
| 760 | 5 | 118 |
| 761 | 5 | 99 |
| 762 | 4 | 96 |
| 763 | 4 | 89 |
| 764 | 4 | 80 |
| 766 | 5 | 106 |
| 767 | 5 | 98 |
| 768 | 5 | 103 |
| 769 | 5 | 100 |
| 770 | 4 | 64 |
| 771 | 4 | 86 |
| 772 | 4 | 84 |
| 773 | 5 | 102 |
| 776 | 4 | 79 |
| 777 | 4 | 68 |
| 778 | 4 | 68 |
| 779 | 4 | 76 |
| 780 | 4 | 67 |
| 781 | 4 | 75 |
| 782 | 4 | 41 |
| 783 | 4 | 61 |
| 784 | 5 | 94 |
| 785 | 4 | 86 |
| 786 | 4 | 61 |
| 787 | 6 | 138 |
| 790 | 5 | 110 |
| 791 | 6 | 152 |
| 792 | 6 | 116 |
| 793 | 5 | 117 |
| 794 | 4 | 69 |
| 795 | 5 | 102 |
| 796 | 4 | 80 |
| 797 | 4 | 73 |
| 798 | 4 | 49 |
| 799 | 5 | 104 |
| 802 | 4 | 87 |
| 803 | 5 | 110 |
| 805 | 4 | 91 |
| 806 | 4 | 56 |
| 807 | 4 | 47 |
| 809 | 4 | 70 |
| 810 | 4 | 62 |
| 811 | 4 | 89 |
| 812 | 5 | 98 |
| 813 | 4 | 83 |
| 816 | 4 | 84 |
| 817 | 6 | 161 |
| 819 | 4 | 86 |
| 820 | 5 | 116 |
| 821 | 4 | 82 |
| 822 | 5 | 107 |
| 823 | 4 | 81 |
| 824 | 4 | 82 |
| 825 | 4 | 76 |
| 826 | 6 | 124 |
| 829 | 4 | 65 |
| 830 | 4 | 63 |
| 831 | 4 | |
| 832 | 4 | 54 |
| 833 | 4 | 57 |
| 836 | 4 | 67 |
| 837 | 4 | 72 |
| 838 | 4 | 68 |
| 839 | 4 | 61 |
| 840 | 5 | 63 |
| 841 | 4 | 73 |
| 843 | 4 | 76 |
| 844 | 5 | 96 |
| 845 | 4 | 70 |
| 846 | 5 | 101 |
| 848 | 4 | 50 |
| 849 | 4 | 75 |
| 852 | 4 | 81 |
| 853 | 4 | 84 |
| 854 | 5 | 99 |
| 855 | 4 | 81 |
| 858 | 5 | 115 |
| 859 | 6 | 131 |
| 860 | 4 | 92 |
| 864 | 5 | 113 |
| 865 | 6 | 142 |
| 866 | 4 | 87 |
| 868 | 5 | 118 |
| 869 | 5 | 124 |
| 870 | 4 | 39 |
| 871 | 4 | 56 |
| 873 | 5 | 123 |
| 874 | 4 | 76 |
| 877 | 6 | 134 |
| 880 | 5 | 124 |
| 881 | 5 | 106 |
| 882 | 6 | 136 |
| 883 | 6 | 143 |
| 884 | 4 | 59 |
| 885 | 4 | 71 |
| 886 | 5 | 109 |
| 887 | 5 | 124 |
| 889 | 6 | 153 |
| 890 | 4 | 88 |
| 891 | 4 | 53 |
| 892 | 4 | 59 |
| 893 | 4 | 92 |
| 894 | 5 | 85 |
| 896 | 5 | 119 |
| 898 | 4 | 66 |
| 901 | 5 | 15 |
| 902 | 6 | 131 |
| 905 | 4 | 60 |
| 906 | 4 | 90 |
| 907 | 4 | 58 |
| 912 | 4 | 65 |
| 913 | 4 | 66 |
| 918 | 4 | 40 |
| 920 | 5 | 105 |
| 924 | 4 | 28 |
| 925 | 4 | 53 |
| 928 | 4 | 35 |
| 944 | 4 | 81 |
| 946 | 4 | 69 |
| 948 | 4 | 39 |
| 954 | 4 | 45 |
| 955 | 4 | 52 |
| 957 | 4 | 81 |
| 959 | 4 | 68 |
| 960 | 4 | 40 |
| 968 | 4 | 50 |
| 970 | 4 | 52 |
| 975 | 4 | 45 |
| 976 | 4 | 58 |
| 980 | 4 | 52 |
| 983 | 4 | 35 |
| 984 | 4 | 43 |
| 986 | 4 | 47 |
| 988 | 4 | 59 |
| 990 | 4 | 65 |
| 991 | 4 | 67 |
| 992 | 4 | 36 |
| 994 | 4 | 60 |
Trees in Albury Park
on the Woodland Trust Ancient Tree Inventory
29 Ancient Trees, 240 Veteran Trees, and 42 Notable Trees. Total 311.
Includes Pedunculate Oaks, Sweet Chestnuts, a quarter mile row of 119 Yews and 37 Yew Stumps planted in the late 17th century, and a mix of other important trees.
66 trees have girths of 5m or more, up to 8.76m.
Data from Woodland Trust and Ancient Yew Group websites updated by Sally Blake 6 February 2023.
| Tree ID | Species | Veteran Status | Girth (metres) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6307 | Common Yew | Veteran Tree | 5.25 |
| 6308 | Giant Sequoia | Notable Tree | 5.24 |
| 6540 | Pedunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 6.25 |
| 6541 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 7.34 |
| 6543 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 5.97 |
| 6549 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 6.38 |
| 6550 | Common Lime | Veteran Tree | 5.85 |
| 6551 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 6.51 |
| 6552 | Pedunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 6.44 |
| 8483 | Bhutan Pine | Notable Tree | 2.91 |
| 8484 | London Plane | Veteran Tree | 5.36 |
| 8485 | London Plane | Veteran Tree | 6.12 |
| 46267 | Monterey Pine | Notable Tree | 4.35 |
| 46494 | Black Walnut | Veteran Tree | 4.09 |
| 141400 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 6.01 |
| 158561 | London Plane | Veteran Tree | 5.5 |
| 158562 | Cedar of Lebanon | Veteran Tree | 6.93 |
| 158563 | Monterey Pine | Notable Tree | 4.88 |
| 158564 | Liquidambar | Notable Tree | 2.36 |
| 158565 | Tulip Tree | Notable Tree | 3.63 |
| 158566 | London Plane | Notable Tree | 4.87 |
| 158567 | London Plane | Notable Tree | 5.45 |
| 158568 | Corsican Pine | Notable Tree | 3.81 |
| 178685 | Sweet Chestnut | Ancient Tree | 5.91 |
| 178940 | Sweet Chestnut | Ancient Tree | 5.57 |
| 180428 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 3.87 |
| 181522 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5.5 |
| 182020 | Sweet Chestnut | Ancient Tree | 4.82 |
| 182119 | Sweet Chestnut | Ancient Tree | 5.56 |
| 183139 | John Evelyn’s Yew Row | Veteran Trees 119 Stumps 37 | 4.75 biggest |
| 183173 | Sweet Chestnut | Ancient Tree | 5.17 |
| 197665 | Douglas Fir | Notable Tree | 3.76 |
| 199652 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 5.73 |
| 199653 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 7.61 |
| 199655 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 5.59 |
| 199656 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 8.76 |
| 200157 | Sweet Chestnut | Ancient Tree | 5.77 |
| 200158 | Sweet Chestnut | Ancient Tree | 5.08 |
| 200159 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.07 |
| 200160 | Sweet Chestnut | Ancient Tree | 3.75 |
| 200161 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 3.66 |
| 200162 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 3.62 |
| 200163 | Pedunculate Oak | Notable Tree | 4.14 |
| 200164 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 5.07 |
| 200165 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 5.36 |
| 200166 | Pedunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 4.31 |
| 200460 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 4.13 |
| 200461 | Pedunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 3.56 |
| 200462 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 4.13 |
| 200464 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 4.17 |
| 200465 | Common Beech | Veteran Tree | 4.61 |
| 200641 | Pedunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 3.56 |
| 218958 | Black Walnut | Veteran Tree | 5 |
| 224989 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5.8 |
| 224990 | Common Yew | Veteran Tree | 3.83 |
| 224993 | Common Lime | Veteran Tree | 4.71 |
| 224994 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 6.7 |
| 224995 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.93 |
| 224996 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5.63 |
| 224997 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 6.2 |
| 224998 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5.57 |
| 224999 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 6.07 |
| 225000 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 6.09 |
| 225734 | Hornbeam | Notable Tree | 2.52 |
| 227167 | Pedunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 3 |
| 227168 | Pedunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 227449 | Hornbeam | Veteran Tree | 3.29 |
| 227451 | Pedunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 4.46 |
| 227454 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 6 |
| 227455 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 3.73 |
| 227456 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 5.01 |
| 227457 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 6.19 |
| 227458 | Pedunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 3.91 |
| 227459 | Lucombe Oak | Notable Tree | 3.92 |
| 229437 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 4 |
| 229439 | Pedunculate Oak | Notable Tree | 4.5 |
| 229644 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.5 |
| 229645 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.5 |
| 229646 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.75 |
| 229647 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.5 |
| 229648 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.5 |
| 229649 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 229650 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 229651 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 229652 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 229653 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 229654 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.5 |
| 229655 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.5 |
| 229656 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5 |
| 229658 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 229804 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.5 |
| 229806 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 229808 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 229810 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5 |
| 229912 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 229925 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5 |
| 229927 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 3.69 |
| 230652 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 230793 | Sweet Chestnut | Notable Tree | 4.6 |
| 230900 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5.58 |
| 230902 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.31 |
| 230903 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 4.95 |
| 230904 | Pedunculate Oak | Notable Tree | 5.32 |
| 230905 | Holly | Notable Tree | 2.16 |
| 230907 | Common Lime | Veteran Tree | 5 |
| 230914 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5 |
| 230919 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 6 |
| 230921 | Common Lime | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 230922 | Common Lime | Veteran Tree | 6.11 |
| 230923 | Common Lime | Veteran Tree | 6.11 |
| 231011 | Giant Sequoia | Notable Tree | 7.49 |
| 231033 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5 |
| 231085 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5 |
| 231086 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5 |
| 231164 | Sweet Chestnut | Notable Tree | 4.5 |
| 231267 | Sweet Chestnut | Notable Tree | 5.4 |
| 231270 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 3.93 |
| 231277 | Sweet Chestnut | Notable Tree | 3.75 |
| 231335 | European Larch | Notable Tree | 3 |
| 231339 | Morinder Spruce | Notable Tree | 1.75 |
| 231356 | Scots Pine | Notable Tree | 3 |
| 231359 | Scots Pine | Notable Tree | 4 |
| 231417 | Douglas Fir | Notable Tree | 3.5 |
| 231418 | Douglas Fir | Notable Tree | 3.5 |
| 231431 | Oak | Notable Tree | 3.5 |
| 231622 | Coast Redwood | Notable Tree | 3 |
| 231886 | Pedunculate Oak | Notable Tree | 4.94 |
| 231887 | Pedunculate Oak | Notable Tree | 4.48 |
| 231903 | Judas Tree | Veteran Tree | 1.03 |
| 231913 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 5.68 |
| 231935 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5.06 |
| 231936 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5 |
| 231942 | Cedar of Lebanon | Notable Tree | 5.16 |
| 231943 | Other | Notable Tree | 2.9 |
| 231944 | London Plane | Notable Tree | 5.53 |
| 231947 | Monkey Puzzle or Chile Pine | Notable Tree | 2.15 |
| 231948 | Pedunculate Oak | Ancient Tree | 3.75 |
| 231950 | Pedunculate Oak | Notable Tree | 4.75 |
| 232440 | Common Ash | Notable Tree | 3.8 |
| 232444 | Pedunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 2.98 |
| 232445 | Holm Oak | Notable Tree | 4 |
| 232446 | Common Lime | Notable Tree | 5 |
| 233311 | Scots Pine | Notable Tree | 2.57 |
| 233312 | Western Red Cedar | Notable Tree | 3.75 |
| 233313 | Scots Pine | Notable Tree | 2.82 |
| 234173 | Pendunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 4 |
| 234924 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5.37 |
| 234934 | Judas Tree | Veteran Tree | 1.76 |
| 235150 | Pendunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 5.65 |
| 235151 | Pendunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 5.62 |
| 235152 | Pendunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 5.62 |
| 235158 | Hybrid Sessile & English Oak | Veteran Tree | 5.12 |
| 235214 | Grey Willow | Veteran Tree | 2.45 |
| 235399 | Sweet Chestnut | Veteran Tree | 5.28 |
| 235407 | Pendunculate Oak | Veteran Tree | 5.15 |
| 237998 | Blue Atlas Cedar | Veteran Tree | 4.36 |
Lichen Survey of Albury Park, Surrey
Neil A Sanderson, December 2021. Open the survey (PDF)