Ockham and Wisley Commons

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]

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

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. "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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