The Borough of Waverley is a beautiful place to live and work - it is characterised by large areas of countryside, which include habitats such as woodland, grassland, flood meadows and two especially rare and vulnerable habitats, lowland heath and ancient semi-natural woodland. These habitats support an immense variety of plants and animals, some of which are nationally very rare. As well as being important for wildlife, much of the countryside is also available for quiet relaxation and enjoyment.
Waverley Countryside Service is responsible for managing 90 countryside sites across the Borough, covering over 1,000 hectares (or 2,500 acres). Five Area Rangers provide an important service to the borough by organising conservation work and providing events and walks on Waverley sites.
Conservation work carried out on the sites includes coppicing, hedge laying, scrub clearance, bracken control and removal of invasive plants, like ragwort and Himalayan balsam. Volunteers play a great part in our work and regular volunteer tasks are organised by the rangers across the seasons through our Waverley Countryside Volunteers programme of tasks.
