Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Oxfordshire |
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Grid reference | SP 425 007 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 47.3 hectares (117 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1986 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Appleton Lower Common is a 47.3-hectare (117-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Appleton in Oxfordshire. [1] [2]
The common has diverse broadleaved woodland on Oxford Clay with rides and glades. The shrub layer has a rich variety of species, such as primrose, goldilocks buttercup, early purple orchid, twayblade and wood anemone. Invertebrates include the rare club-tailed dragonfly. [3]
The site is private land but it is crossed by two public footpaths. [4]
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Whitmoor Common is a 166-hectare (410-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Guildford in Surrey. It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area and the 184.9-hectare (457-acre) Whitmoor and Rickford Commons Local Nature Reserve, which is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
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