Epsom and Ashtead Commons explained

Epsom and Ashtead Commons
Aos:Surrey
Interest:Biological
Area:360.4ha
Notifydate:1984
Map: Magic Map

Epsom and Ashtead Commons are a 360.4abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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]

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]

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51.327°N -0.308°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Epsom and Ashtead Commons . Sites of Special Scientific Interest . Natural England . 7 November 2018 . 8 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181108065413/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000129&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= . live .
  2. Web site: Map of Epsom and Ashtead Commons. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 November 2018. 8 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108025914/https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000129%27. live.
  3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Epsom Common . Local Nature Reserves . Natural England . 25 October 2018 . 8 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181108065354/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009454&SiteName=epsom&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= . live .
  4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Ashtead Common . National Nature Reserves . Natural England . 25 October 2018 . 8 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181108065334/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006752&SiteName=ashtead&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= . live .
  5. Web site: Camp in Ashtead Forest . Historic England . 25 October 2018 . 26 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026064433/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005955 . live .
  6. Web site: Epsom and Ashtead Commons citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 November 2018. 3 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003221018/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000129.pdf. live.

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