Littlefield Common

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Littlefield Common
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Littlefield Common
TypeNature reserve
LocationWorplesdon, Surrey
OS grid SU 960 526
Area17 hectares (42 acres)
Managed bySurrey Wildlife Trust

Littlefield Common is a 17-hectare (42-acre) nature reserve south-west of Worplesdon in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. [1]

The common has wet and dry woodland, heath, grassland and ponds, which have a variety of amphibians such as newts, toads and frogs. Flora include common yellow sedge and heath spotted-orchid. [1]

There is access from Aldershot Road. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Littlefield Common". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

Coordinates: 51°15′50″N0°37′30″W / 51.264°N 0.625°W / 51.264; -0.625