Peter Stewart

conditions have altered over the years because as the soil dries out it shrinks and that means that the alders are now kind of raised up on their own little kind of islands. I'm walking across Reigate Heath from the car park on Flangeford Road and you probably know if you park there the three pine trees grown together in a group. Some people call them the three graces. Have you heard that?

conditions have altered over the years because as the soil dries out it shrinks and that means that the alders are now kind of raised up on their own little kind of islands. I'm walking across Reigate Heath from the car park on Flangeford Road and you probably know if you park there the three pine trees grown together in a group. Some people call them the three graces. Have you heard that?

Do you use that term for those three pine trees? And the heath is also home to a rare blue atlas cedar tree. I've not found it, but I understand that it's a native tree to Morocco. Working my way through one of the lesser used paths. Bracken and Bramble's either side of me, Holly, and a helicopter overhead, as you can hear. It's a warm afternoon. Animal species which I haven't seen.

Do you use that term for those three pine trees? And the heath is also home to a rare blue atlas cedar tree. I've not found it, but I understand that it's a native tree to Morocco. Working my way through one of the lesser used paths. Bracken and Bramble's either side of me, Holly, and a helicopter overhead, as you can hear. It's a warm afternoon. Animal species which I haven't seen.

I'm looking out for common lizards, slow worms, maybe even the occasional grass snake as well. And also I'm told, I've never seen them, despite the number of times that I've walked here, sparrowhawk can sometimes be seen circling overhead. And then during the winter months, bright red and green crossbills can be seen. They particularly like the coniferous woodlands.

I'm looking out for common lizards, slow worms, maybe even the occasional grass snake as well. And also I'm told, I've never seen them, despite the number of times that I've walked here, sparrowhawk can sometimes be seen circling overhead. And then during the winter months, bright red and green crossbills can be seen. They particularly like the coniferous woodlands.

And also, if you come here at a certain time of day, you'll be able to see, fingers crossed, if you know where to look and the kind of place to stand, our smallest and largest species of bat. Yeah, the pipistrelle is the smallest and commonest bat in the whole of the UK. The ceratine bat is rarer.

And also, if you come here at a certain time of day, you'll be able to see, fingers crossed, if you know where to look and the kind of place to stand, our smallest and largest species of bat. Yeah, the pipistrelle is the smallest and commonest bat in the whole of the UK. The ceratine bat is rarer.

It's found mainly in the south of England, but you can see both of them here on Reigate Heath, which is rather nice, isn't it? So hopefully that's given you a bit of background to Reigate Heath, some of the flora and fauna, a little bit of the history as well.

It's found mainly in the south of England, but you can see both of them here on Reigate Heath, which is rather nice, isn't it? So hopefully that's given you a bit of background to Reigate Heath, some of the flora and fauna, a little bit of the history as well.

Keep listening to the Planet Reigate podcast over the next several weeks, because I'm going to be bringing you a bit more about the Heath, the sports that are played here, the

Keep listening to the Planet Reigate podcast over the next several weeks, because I'm going to be bringing you a bit more about the Heath, the sports that are played here, the

businesses that have been run here yeah and the two significant churches that are here on the heath as well two of them yeah two of them the worldwide celebrity that used to live here the story of the highwayman and also the story about the 300 foot deep well that used to be here on the heath and also why the skim is called the skim

businesses that have been run here yeah and the two significant churches that are here on the heath as well two of them yeah two of them the worldwide celebrity that used to live here the story of the highwayman and also the story about the 300 foot deep well that used to be here on the heath and also why the skim is called the skim

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Register as a team, a group of friends, or just come along by yourself. Find out more online or email them at info at play-rounders.co.uk. Well, also in our sports news this week, we've got a pickleball for mental well-being. It's every Monday, 2 till 3 in the afternoon over at Donnings. Fun, casual drop-in pickleball session for people experiencing mental health problems.

Register as a team, a group of friends, or just come along by yourself. Find out more online or email them at info at play-rounders.co.uk. Well, also in our sports news this week, we've got a pickleball for mental well-being. It's every Monday, 2 till 3 in the afternoon over at Donnings. Fun, casual drop-in pickleball session for people experiencing mental health problems.