Regarded in 1913 as 'the finest piece of entomological and botanical ground within thirty miles of London'. It was noted for its fritillaries and orchids, including the rare narrow-lipped helleborine. Sheepleas - lying on the chalk slopes of the North Downs - was once part of the West Horsley Place Estate. During the 1930's, parts of the Estate were auctioned and Surrey County Council bought the current site to protect as a Public Open Space. It is now managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
(Above) the original SPNR survey documents for Sheepleas
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