Whitmoor Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | SU 984 536[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 166.0 hectares (410 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1993[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Whitmoor Common is a 166-hectare (410-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Guildford in Surrey.[1][2] It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area[3] and the 184.9-hectare (457-acre) Whitmoor and Rickford Commons Local Nature Reserve,[4][5] which is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[6]
This site on the heath of the London Basin has a variety of heathland habitats, as well as areas of woodland, meadow and still and running water. The heath has a nationally scarce spider, Oxyopes heterophthalmus and beetle Hyperaspis pseudopustulata and there are nationally important populations of several bird species.[7]
The site is open to the public.
History
The common has had many fires including August 12, 2020[8] April 22nd, 2019[9] and 21 June 2018.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Whitmoor Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Whitmoor Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Whitmoor and Rickford Commons". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Whitmoor and Rickford Commons". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Whitmoor & Rickford Commons". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Whitmoor Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ McCrum, Kirstie; Pengelly, Emma (12 August 2020). "In photos: Whitmoor Common blaze is third wildfire in week". SurreyLive. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Firefighters Extinguish Blaze On Whitmoor Common". The Guildford Dragon. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ McKeon, Christopher (21 June 2018). "Wildfire burns 30 acres of Whitmoor Common". SurreyLive. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
External links
- Media related to Whitmoor Common at Wikimedia Commons
51°16′23″N 0°35′28″W / 51.273°N 0.591°W / 51.273; -0.591
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