| EN1 | TO INVESTIGATE HOW TO ALLOW AND ENCOURAGE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RECREATIONAL USE OF THE RIVER AND RIVERBANKS WHILST SAFEGUARDING THE UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RIVER. | |
| EN1.1 | Investigate ways to improve the special habitat and other key environmental features of the River Mole, working with key agencies and with the community | |
| EN1.2 | Improve signage and develop attractive routes from all access points from the town to riverside. | In Work |
| EN1.3 | Make an attractive footpath from the Leisure Centre to the riverside and investigate opportunities to extend the riverside footpaths further along river corridor into the countryside. | |
| EN1.4 | Improve access for people with all disabilities to the riverside. | In Work |
| EN1.5 | Add seats, picnic tables and litterbins where appropriate. | In Work |
| EN1.6 | Investigate opportunities for a riverside café and further riverside facilities | |
| EN1.7 | Improve maintenance of the riverside paths and involve local residents in clearance of rubbish. | |
| EN1.8 | Spread knowledge about the wildlife to be seen beside and in the river, for adults and children, through information boards in the town centre and at other suitable locations and an interpretative centre, possibly in the foyer of the Leisure Centre, with pictures of exactly what to look out for and other learning opportunities, for both visitors and local people. | In Work |
| EN1.9 | Promote the River Mole Day. | |
| EN2 | TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR ALL TO COUNTRYSIDE IMMEDIATELY AROUND THE TOWN AND TO PROMOTE LEATHERHEAD TO VISITORS AS GATEWAY TO THE SURREY HILLS | |
| EN2.1 | For those not able to walk far, ensure that the town is included in the routes of the countryside buses and find a location where people can park, walk a short distance to the riverside, sit down and contemplate the river. | |
| EN2.2 | Review footpaths and bridleways giving access from town to country for ramblers; make safe crossing places over the bypass on the line of existing bridleways and footpaths. | |
| EN2.3 | Develop a network of footpaths, allowing circular routes between the beauty spots, including a link between Mickleham and Norbury Park, with clear ‘footpath’ signs. | |
| EN2.4 | Investigate opportunities for increased cycle route coverage from the centre of the town to the surrounding countryside and within the countryside, including family cycle routes away from traffic, suitable also for SeeAbility tandems. | |
| EN2.5 | Develop the accessible route between Dorincourt and Woodbridge Corner through Teazle Wood. | |
| EN2.6 | Work with the SCC Tourism Office and the MVDC Business Development Officer to promote the countryside around Leatherhead, as an amenity for day visits, a wildlife habitat and an educational resource, for people from further afield. | |
| EN3 | TO PROTECT AREAS OF BEAUTY AND WILDLIFE VALUE AND TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT | |
| EN3.1 | Safeguard wildlife corridors between areas of wildlife importance | |
| EN3.2 | Enable sharing of best practice among rangers and wardens. | |
| EN3.3 | Consult with local farmers as to how they can best be supported | |
| EN3.4 | Promote economic links and better mutual understanding between town and country, promoting Surrey Farm Visit Week, Surrey Hills Produce and the Farmers’ Markets. | |
| EN3.5 | Develop further links between producers in the countryside around Leatherhead and potential customers living in the area. | |
| EN3.6 | Invite local employers to encourage their employees to participate in conservation work in the local countryside. | |