The Friends of One Tree Hill group, which works with Southwark to maintain One Tree Hill and put one events on the hill regularly receives comments from people about dogs. While there are clearly some who would wish to see dogs banned altogether that is not our aim, because this is where local dog owners can enjoy the space as much as anyone else, but we do feel the large number of dogs that are walked in groups (6-8 in some cases, which we ourselves have observed, and more than one commercial walker at a time) is not appropriate in this relatively small area. I wish also to reiterate that this is one of the few designated Local Nature Reserves in Southwark and, as such, requires special care in balancing facilities for public use and also enjoyment of the natural surroundings. One area that has been badly affected, for example, by the large number of dogs at time running loose is the grassed area bordering the path down to Honor Oak Rise, where grass has been destroyed over a period of time.