Epsom and Ashtead Commons

Epsom and Ashtead Commons are a 360.4-hectare (891-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the outskirts of Epsom and Ashtead in Surrey.[1][2] Epsom Common is a Local Nature Reserve,[3] and Ashtead Common is a National Nature Reserve,[4] The site also includes a triangular enclosure which is a Scheduled Monument[5]

Epsom and Ashtead Commons
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Stew Pond, Epsom Common
Area of SearchSurrey
Grid referenceTQ 180 600[1]
InterestBiological
Area360.4 hectares (891 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

These commons have diverse habitats on London Clay which provide habitats for rich communities of breeding birds. This is one of the most important sites in the county for invertebrates, including a threatened beetle, Rhizophagus oblongicollis and three nationally rare species, the beetle Bibloporus minutus and the flies Ctenophora bimaculata and Oedalea apicalis.[6]

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Epsom and Ashtead Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. "Map of Epsom and Ashtead Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Epsom Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. "Designated Sites View: Ashtead Common". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. "Camp in Ashtead Forest". Historic England. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. "Epsom and Ashtead Commons citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.

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