Quite a few members were still on holiday resulting in a small group of eight being led by Jay and Lindsay on the 5.5 mile walk starting at The Three Horseshoes in Thursley. We stayed briefly on the road before turning north onto the common, enjoying the views across the heath, greeting the dog walkers and skirting the puddles. A fallen tree across the path gave us the chance to try out a Christmas gift. Entering the Scots Pine wooded area, we came out by The Moat, turning onto the open heath to Pudmore Pond towards Elstead Common where a fallen tree provided a resting place for us to have our coffee break. Southbound at the edge of Ockley Common took us down towards Warren Mere where the original route was changed due to the mud and water so we took a parallel route beside Thursley National Nature Reserve weaving our way past the heather back to the pub to enjoy the log burner and lunch.