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10 of the best dog friendly pubs in Surrey

Thu, 09:52

Resident pooches at The Fox and Hounds, Englefield Green

There's nothing better than huddling in the corner of a country pub with your dog, sipping beer and reading the paper. Surrey has dog friendly pubs aplenty and here's ten of our favourite places to go…

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25 of the funniest street and place names in Surrey

Wed, 17:36 Fred Humphries

Walking Bottom, Peaslake (c) Stefan Czapski, Geograph

On social media we asked Surrey Life's followers and readers to name our county's funniest, rudest, crudest and most bizarre place names. We weren't disappointed and your fantastic responses have been compiled into this list

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Surrey's best views: 23 spectacular spots to visit

Tue, 12:08 Fred Humphries

Featuring some of the county's best known viewpoints and some lesser known spots that'll still take your breath away, we've put together this list of 23 places where you'll find Surrey's best views

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9 of the most romantic places in Surrey

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Foggy sunrise over Richmond park (Geranija/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Pack a bottle of Champagne, wrap up warm and escape outdoors to one of these romantic Surrey escapes this month…

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15 retro videos looking back at life in Surrey

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Fred Humphries

High Street - Ewell (c) Michael Jefferies, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

For good or for bad, life in Surrey certainly has changed considerably since our parents and grandparents grew up here. We take a look at 15 videos showing what life used to be like in Surrey

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Walks

Surrey's best walks: A two-mile circular at Newlands Corner

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Famous view from Newlands Corner - Nov 2019 by Chris Howard - landscape

Enjoy this easy, short family winter walk, discovering one of Surrey's best views | Words and pictures: Chris Howard

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The Ramblers launch campaign to save Surrey's historic walking paths

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

One of the Surrey footpaths that The Ramblers says is missing from modern OS maps

The 'Don't Lose Your Way' campaign hopes to get 'citizen geographers' to help check every map grid square across the country for missing paths

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Surrey's best walks: A woodland walk to the summit of Holmbury Hill

Friday, January 3, 2020

Pete Lambert at Holmbury Hill enjoying the view- landscape by Chris Howard

Enjoy this two-hour hill walk discovering the magical woods and views in the Hurtwood | Words and pictures: Chris Howard

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Route for a Surrey walk around Blackwater Valley Country Park and Ash

Monday, November 11, 2019 Chris Howard

Enjoy this one-hour easy walk discovering water meadows, ponds and a wide range of waterfowl

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Where to go for a stroll in Surrey

Monday, November 11, 2019 Harry Maddock

Albury Park by Simon Greig (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) via flic.kr/p/MoyDD. Text added with canva.com.

With beautiful countryside, stunning villages and plenty of bluebells during spring, Surrey is an amazing place for a stroll

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Wildlife

What is vismigging and where can you do it in Surrey?

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Panoramic view of Leith Hill Tower and Countryside, Surrey

The National Trust's Hannah Elliott rounds off the year with a spot of vismigging - watching birds on their migration routes south

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Where are the best places to see snowdrops in Surrey

Friday, January 10, 2020 Hayley Cooper

Polesden Lacy snowdrops (c) Ben Askew, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Floral beauty may be scarce in the winter but it is the snowdrop that is the first herald of spring. Displays of these hardy little blooms can last from January through to March. We pick some of the best places in Surrey to find snowdrops

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Why we need to avoid new developments on Surrey's Green Belt

Friday, January 10, 2020

New home devlopers have been calling for the easing of green belt restrictions in Surrey

There is no justification for building housing estates in our Green Belt, writes Andy Smith, Surrey branch director of CPRE, the countryside charity | Words: Andy Smith

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Surrey Wildlife Trust on the UK's favourite bird

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Mark Kebble

Robin (Erithacus rubecula) adult perched on spade handle in winter, Scotland, UK

Surrey Wildlife Trust's Simon Prichard takes a look at the nation's red-breasted favourite

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Surrey residents share the story of their nature re-discovery

Tuesday, July 2, 2019 Simone Prichard

We meet four Surrey residents whose re-discovery of nature has been life-changing

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Surrey Wildlife Trust's success story at Nower Wood

Monday, June 24, 2019

Surrey Wildlife Trust has been revealing the wonders of nature for 60 years. Here we take a look at one of its many success stories, Nower Wood

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8 of the best places for a bluebell walk in Surrey

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Harriet Danhash

Bluebells by davidhc (CC BY 2.0) via flic.kr/p/ngdjuV

There's nothing quite like the sight of bluebells carpeting the woodland floor. We pick some of the best places in Surrey to see everyone's favourite springtime flower

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Founder David Mills MBE on 21 years of the British Wildlife Centre

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Claire Saul

The British Wildlife Centre opened its doors 21 years ago and a year later embarked on its first guided visitor tours. Claire Saul celebrates over two decades of conservation excellence with founder David Mills MBE

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