The Borough of Waverley is a beautiful place to live and work - it is characterised by large areas of open countryside, including 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, whilst others are special to this part of the country. As well as being important for wildlife, these areas also provide places for quiet relaxation, enjoyment and recreation.
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.
The sites vary from small roadside grass areas to much larger sites, including Blackheath and Frensham Commons and Farnham Park. The Countryside Rangers manage these sites for nature conservation, informal recreation, education, public access and landscape. 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 Action for Wildlife programme of tasks.
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