After a request from our MP Chris Grayling, Conservative Surrey County Council is to expand wildlife habitats on the farmland next to the roundabout by St Paul’s Church Howell Hill.  The county will extend Howell Hill Nature Reserve, increase and improve the valuable chalk grassland area, leave the field boundaries uncultivated to encourage the spread of rare arable weed flora and  plant a new hedge and tree boundary to provide protection and create a valuable wildlife corridor between Howell Hill  Nature Reserve and Priest Hill Nature Reserve. This should significantly strengthen and expand the existing ecological network.