Whitmoor Common

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Whitmoor Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Whitmoor Common - geograph.org.uk - 696861.jpg
Area of Search Surrey
Grid reference SU 984 536 [1]
InterestBiological
Area166.0 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]

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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 21st June, 2018. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Whitmoor Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. "Map of Whitmoor Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. "Whitmoor and Rickford Commons". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. "Map of Whitmoor and Rickford Commons". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Whitmoor & Rickford Commons". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. "Whitmoor Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. McCrum, Kirstie; Pengelly, Emma (2020-08-12). "In photos: Whitmoor Common blaze is third wildfire in week". SurreyLive. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  9. "Firefighters Extinguish Blaze On Whitmoor Common". The Guildford Dragon. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  10. McKeon, Christopher (2018-06-21). "Wildfire burns 30 acres of Whitmoor Common". SurreyLive. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

Coordinates: 51°16′23″N0°35′28″W / 51.273°N 0.591°W / 51.273; -0.591