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Bisley and West End Commons

Coordinates: 51°19′37″N 0°39′04″W / 51.327°N 0.651°W / 51.327; -0.651
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Bisley and West End Commons
Bisley Common
Map
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

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  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. ^ a b "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.

51°19′37″N 0°39′04″W / 51.327°N 0.651°W / 51.327; -0.651