Ockham and Wisley Commons
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSurrey
Grid referenceTQ 077 588[1]
InterestBiological
Area266.0 hectares (657 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Ockham and Wisley Commons is a 266-hectare (660-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Woking in Surrey.[1][2] It is also a Local Nature Reserve[3][4] and part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area.[5] It is part of the slightly larger area of 297-hectare (730-acre) Wisley & Ockham Commons & Chatley Heath nature reserve, which is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[6]

This site is mainly heathland but it also has areas of open water, bog, woodland and scrub. It has a rich flora and it is of national importance for true flies and for dragonflies and damselflies. Rare species include the white-faced darter dragonfly and the Thyridanthrax fenestratus bee fly.[7]

There is public access to the site.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Ockham and Wisley Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Ockham and Wisley Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Ockham and Wisley". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Map of Ockham and Wisley". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Wisley & Ockham Commons & Chatley Heath". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Ockham and Wisley Commons citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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