Bisley and West End Commons
Bisley Common
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationWoking, Surrey
OS gridSU 941 595
Area37.2 hectares (92 acres)
Managed bySurrey Wildlife Trust

Bisley and West End Commons is a 37.2-hectare (92-acre) Local Nature Reserve west of Woking in Surrey.[1][2] It is part of the 46-hectare (110-acre) Bisley & West End Commons and Reidon Hill nature reserve, which is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust.[3] The site is also part of the Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath Site of Special Scientific Interest,[4] the Thursley, Ash, Pirbright & Chobham Special Area of Conservation[5] and the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area,[6]

This site has heath, grassland and woodland. There are mammals such as roe deer and reptiles include adders, grass snakes, slow-worms and common lizards.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Bisley and West End Commons". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Bisley and West End Commons". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Bisley & West End Commons and Reidon Hill". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Thursley, Ash, Pirbright & Chobham". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

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