Greensands Commons are Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the Commons are Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and/or Local Nature Reserves (LNR) for their areas of ancient woodland and open heathland. In addition, Hosey Common’s tunnelled quarry workings are important for bat species such as Daubenton’s, Natterer’s, whiskered/Brandt’s and brown long-eared bats. Great to explore, plus some are good for birdwatching and all are free to access. They are owned mainly by the Squerryes estate (Westerham) and Knole estate (Sevenoaks), and include the Hosey Common, Farley Common and Crockham Hill Common in the Westerham cluster,  and the Sevenoaks cluster includes Sevenoaks Weald Village Common, Sevenoaks Weald Common. The Seal Cluster is Bitchet Common, Fawke Common and Seal Chart and Redhill Wood.

Picture Credit: Kent Wildlife Trust.