This event on Effingham Common took place on Sunday 26 September 2010 and was jointly organised by The Friends of Effingham Common (Brian Hendry, Chairman), Guildford Borough Council (Adam Owen, Trees and Countryside Manager) and Effingham Parish Council (Sue Morris, Clerk). Its fundamental purpose was, as in many earlier years, to exercise in public view the various Commoners’ rights; but on this occasion it was decided to make it a more substantial event to encourage wider public interest in the Common’s history and ecology.

The weather was overcast throughout the day but the rain held off until just the point at which the event came to its scheduled end in the late afternoon. Despite these conditions the organisers were surprised and delighted that 296 visitors were recorded at the official entrance points, besides many more who went unrecorded.