Whitmoor Common

Whitmoor Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Surrey
Grid reference	SU 984 536
Interest	Biological
Area	166.0 hectares (410 acres)
Notification	1993
Location map	Magic Map

Overview[]

Whitmoor Common is a 166-hectare (410-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Guildford in Surrey.^[1]^[2] It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area^[3] and the 184.9-hectare (457-acre) Whitmoor and Rickford Commons Local Nature Reserve,^[4]^[5] which is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.^[6]

This site on the heath of the London Basin has a variety of heathland habitats, as well as areas of woodland, meadow and still and running water. The heath has a nationally scarce spider, Oxyopes heterophthalmus and beetle and there are nationally important populations of several bird species.^[7]

The site is open to the public.

History[]

The common has had many fires including August 12, 2020^[8] April 22nd, 2019^[9] and 21st June, 2018.^[10]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Designated Sites View: Whitmoor Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Map of Whitmoor Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Whitmoor and Rickford Commons". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Map of Whitmoor and Rickford Commons". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Whitmoor & Rickford Commons". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ "Whitmoor Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ McCrum, Kirstie; Pengelly, Emma (2020-08-12). "In photos: Whitmoor Common blaze is third wildfire in week". SurreyLive. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
^ "Firefighters Extinguish Blaze On Whitmoor Common". The Guildford Dragon. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
^ McKeon, Christopher (2018-06-21). "Wildfire burns 30 acres of Whitmoor Common". SurreyLive. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

Coordinates: 51°16′23″N 0°35′28″W / 51.273°N 0.591°W / 51.273; -0.591

[dsv-1] "Designated Sites View: Whitmoor Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[map-2] "Map of Whitmoor Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[3] "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[4] "Whitmoor and Rickford Commons". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[LNRmap-5] "Map of Whitmoor and Rickford Commons". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[6] "Whitmoor & Rickford Commons". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[7] "Whitmoor Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[8] McCrum, Kirstie; Pengelly, Emma (2020-08-12). "In photos: Whitmoor Common blaze is third wildfire in week". SurreyLive. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

[9] "Firefighters Extinguish Blaze On Whitmoor Common". The Guildford Dragon. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

[10] McKeon, Christopher (2018-06-21). "Wildfire burns 30 acres of Whitmoor Common". SurreyLive. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

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v t Surrey Wildlife Trust
Croydon	Dollypers Hill
Epsom and Ewell	Howell Hill Priest Hill
Guildford	Ash Ranges Broadstreet, Backside and Rydes Commons Burner's Heath and Swallows Pond Chinthurst Hill Chitty's Common Colekitchen Down The Forest and the Highlands Hackhurst Downs Littlefield Common Middlebriars Wood Newlands Corner Papercourt Marshes Pucks Oak Barn and McAlmont Reserves Puttenham Common Sheepleas Shere Woodlands St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger Stringer's Common Whitmoor and Rickford Commons Wisley and Ockham Commons and Chatley Heath
Mole Valley	Ashtead Park Betchworth Quarry and Lime Kilns Brockham Limeworks Deepdene Terrace Fraser Down Glory Wood and Devil's Den Milton Heath and The Nower Newdigate Brickworks Norbury Park Nower Wood Vann Lake and Candy's Copse Wallis Wood White Downs Wotton and Abinger Commons
Reigate and Banstead	Dawcombe Fames Rough Nutfield Marshes Shabden Park
Runnymede	Thorpe Hay Meadow
Spelthorne	Sheepwalk Lake
Surrey Heath	Barossa Bisley and West End Commons and Reidon Hill Brentmoor Heath and Folly Bog Chobham Common Gracious Pond Milford Green and Coxhill Green Poors Allotment
Tandridge	Bay Pond Blindley Heath Graeme Hendrey Wood Hedgecourt Hill Park Kitchen Copse Ledgers Wood Quarry Hangers Staffhurst Wood Tilburstow Hill
Waverley	Crooksbury Hill Cucknell's Wood Elstead Group of Commons Rodborough Common Runfold Wood Seale Chalk Pit and Meadow Thundry Meadows Underdown
Woking	Brookwood Lye Manor Farm

v t Local Nature Reserves in Surrey
Elmbridge	Claygate Common Esher Common Molesey Heath Stokes Field West End Common
Epsom and Ewell	Epsom Common Hogsmill Horton Country Park
Guildford	Chinthurst Hill Fox Corner Wildlife Area Hackhurst Downs Lakeside Park Ockham and Wisley Pewley Down Riverside Park Sheepleas Shere Woodlands Snaky Lane Community Wildlife Area Whitmoor and Rickford Commons
Mole Valley	Ashtead Park Edolph's Copse Inholms Clay Pit River Mole
Reigate and Banstead	Earlswood Common Reigate Heath
Runnymede	Chertsey Meads Riverside Walk, Virginia Water
Surrey Heath	Bisley and West End Commons Brentmoor Heath
Tandridge	Blanchman's Farm Blindley Heath Centenary Fields Hill Park, Tatsfield Lingfield Wildlife Area Nore Hill Pinnacle Staffhurst Wood, Lingfield
Waverley	Farnham Park The Flashes Rodborough Common Rowhill Copse Sayer's Croft Weybourne
Woking	Mayford Meadows White Rose Lane