Wotton and Abinger Commons

Surrey nature reserve

Wotton and Abinger Commons
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TypeNature reserve
LocationDorking, Surrey
OS gridTQ132454
Area324 hectares (800 acres)
Managed bySurrey Wildlife Trust

Wotton and Abinger Commons is a 324-hectare (800-acre) nature reserve south-west of Dorking in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[1] Part of it is in Leith Hill Site of Special Scientific Interest[2]

Abinger Common, which was formerly a grazing heath, is a wood with sessile oak dominant and a shrub layer of holly and bilberry. Wotton Common has many paths and bridleways through calcareous grassland, heath and woodland.[1]

The site has several entrances listed on the reserve website.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Wotton and Abinger Commons". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Designated Sites View: Leith Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

51°11′49″N 0°22′52″W / 51.197°N 0.381°W / 51.197; -0.381

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