Banstead Commons Conservators

Banstead Commons consist of 1350 acres (550 hectares) of open green spaces and are comprised of four separate areas: Banstead Heath, Banstead Downs, Park Downs and Burgh Heath. Banstead Commons are owned by Reigate and Banstead Council. As a result of the Metropolitan Commons (Banstead) Supplemental Act of 1893, the Commons are managed by the Banstead Commons Conservators. The Act conferred upon the Conservators a statutory duty to ensure safe and free access for the public to the commons and to protect the commons from damage and trespass. Whilst society and the local area have changed greatly over the 130 years, the role of the Conservators has remained essentially the same: to protect the integrity of the Commons from landowners and other external pressures.