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Coordinates: 51°1623N 0°3528W / 51.273°N 0.591°W / 51.273; -0.591
 

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Whitmoor Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSurrey
Grid referenceSU 984 536[1]
InterestBiological
Area166.0 hectares (410 acres)[1]
Notification1993[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Whitmoor Common is a 166-hectare (410-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of GuildfordinSurrey.[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[edit]

The common has had many fires including August 12, 2020[8] April 22nd, 2019[9] and 21 June 2018.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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[edit]

    51°16′23N 0°35′28W / 51.273°N 0.591°W / 51.273; -0.591


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