Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath is a 1,130.5-hectare (2,794-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Camberley and Woking in Surrey, England.

Bagshot is a large village in the Surrey Heath borough of Surrey, England, [2] approximately 27 miles (43 km) southwest of central London. In the past, Bagshot served as an important staging post between London, Southampton and the West Country, evidenced by the original coaching inns still present in the village today.

In geology, the Bagshot Beds are a series of sands and clays of shallow-water origin, some being fresh-water, some marine. They belong to the upper Eocene formation of the London and Hampshire basins, [1] in England and derive their name from Bagshot Heath in Surrey. They are also well developed in Hampshire, Berkshire and the Isle of Wight ...

Bagshot Heath is a sizable area of wet and dry heathland, valley mires, deciduous woodland and coniferous plantations, beside the town of Bagshot in northwest Surrey, close to the border with Berkshire. The heath forms part of the Swinley Forest, also including Crowthorne Wood, all within the general area of Bracknell Forest. The enclosing ...

Protected Area Profile for Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.

The heath extends on both sides of the A30 to the west of Bagshot. On old maps "Bagshot Heath" is marked predominantly to the southwest on what is now called Lightwater Country Park with the area to the northwest being marked in much small writing.

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bagshot like this: BAGSHOT, a village and a chapelry in Windlesham parish, Surrey, and an extensive heath in Surrey and Berks. The village stands on the Great Western road, 5½ miles NNE of Farnborough r. station, and 10 SW of Staines.

2024年5月15日 · Explore the wild beauty of Bagshot Heath on this circular route. Immerse yourself in the sounds of nature as you traverse the open heathland, then delve into the woodlands of Swinley Forest. The walk straddles the borders of Surrey and Berkshire, offering a taste of both counties.

Pictures of, and information about, the village of Bagshot.

Bagshot heath was once an enclosed royal hunting-ground, but was disparked during the Civil War in the time Charles I., and it afterwards lay long waste, and was the scene of many highway robberies. The palings were restored by Charles II. and deer brought over from France.