Broxhead and Kingsley Commons
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Kingsley Common
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 800 377[1]
InterestBiological
Area105.1 hectares (260 acres)[1]
Notification1993[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Broxhead and Kingsley Commons is a 105.1-hectare (260-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Lindford in Hampshire.[1][2] It is part of Wealden Heaths Phase II Special Protection Area for the Conservation of Wild Birds[3] and Broxhead Common is a 41.8-hectare (103-acre) Local Nature Reserve owned and managed by Hampshire County Council.[4][5]

These commons have areas of heath, acid grassland, woodland and scrub. The site is one of the most important in southern Britain for lichens, with more than 25 terricolous species, and there are also three protected birds, 25 rare bees, wasps and ants, and the nationally rare sand lizard.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Broxhead and Kingsley Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Broxhead and Kingsley Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Wealden Heaths Phase II". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Designated Sites View: Broxhead Common, Bordon". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Map of Broxhead Common, Bordon". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Broxhead and Kingsley Commons citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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