Walks you can reach from Waddon by train

Out of the suburbs and up the North Downs; Mayfield Lavender fields, ancient Banstead Woods, rolling commons.

Woodland: a third under tree cover.

Mayfield Lavender Farm: A lavender field on the North Downs near Banstead, open to walkers.

Banstead Woods: Ancient woodland and former medieval deer park near Chipstead.

Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).

South London green-chain walk from Streatham's Rookery through Dulwich Woods, Horniman Gardens and Nunhead Cemetery to East Dulwich.

Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).

Walk through surviving fragments of the ancient Great North Wood, from Streatham Common via Crystal Palace Park to One Tree Hill.

Woodland: a third under tree cover.

Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).

Through South London's best parks to the Thames; Putney Heath, Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park, Ham House, Teddington Lock.

Woodland: a third under tree cover.

Ham House and Garden (National Trust)

Wimbledon Windmill: An 1817 windmill on Wimbledon Common, now a small museum.

Richmond Park: A vast royal park home to herds of red and fallow deer.

Ham House: A grand 17th-century house and gardens beside the Thames at Ham.

Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).

Flat riverside paths, open meadows, farmland, ancient parkland and wooded country park.

Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

A route through woodland coverts and commons and following lanes and footpaths past the Stew Ponds on Epsom Common and a pond at Stamford Green into Epsom.

Woodland: two thirds under tree cover.

Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Flat urban riverside parks, nature reserves, chalk stream and south London green corridors.

Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Source: A shorter variant of Mitcham Junction to Colliers Wood (Saturday Walkers Club).

Flat urban riverside parks, nature reserves, chalk stream and south London green corridors.

Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Source: A shorter variant of Mitcham Junction to Colliers Wood (Saturday Walkers Club).

Ashtead Common, open heathland, woodland, riverside meadows, farmland and ancient parkland.

Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Source: A longer variant of Chessington to Cheam (Saturday Walkers Club).

Flat riverside pavement, converted Victorian wharves, residential riverside developments, industrial heritage and pocket parks.

Source: A shorter variant of Westminster to Greenwich via the south bank (Saturday Walkers Club).

North Downs ridge, parkland, open heathland, racecourse downland and quiet residential street to Epsom Downs station.

Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Race days restrict access.

Source: A variant of Merstham to Tattenham Corner (Saturday Walkers Club).

Downland, racecourse gallops, WWI memorial woodland and wildflower meadows, heathland, golf course and residential streets.

Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: A variant of Tattenham Corner Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).