Crooksbury Hill

Crooksbury Hill is a 17.2-hectare (43-acre) nature reserve within Puttenham and Crooksbury Commons east of Farnham in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[2] Soldier's Ring on the north side of the hill is a Scheduled Monument. It is a hillfort dating to the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age.[3]

Crooksbury Hill
Trig Point on Crooksbury Hill
Type	Nature reserve
Location	Farnham, Surrey
OS grid	SU 878 459
Area	17.2 hectares (43 acres)[1]
Managed by	Surrey Wildlife Trust

There are extensive views from the top of the hill over south-west Surrey and east Hampshire. The site has sandy soil with heath and woodland. It was formerly part of Crooksbury Common, and the trees were planted after the area was enclosed in 1848.[2]

There is access from Botany Hill.

References

1. "Crooksbury Hill". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
2. "Crooksbury Hill". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
3. "Soldier's Ring hillfort". Historic England. Retrieved 30 November 2018.