Rodborough Common, Surrey

Local Nature Reserve in Surrey, England

Rodborough Common


Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Milford, Surrey
OS grid	SU 932 416
Area	62.2 hectares (154 acres)
Managed by	Surrey Wildlife Trust

Rodborough Common is a 62.2-hectare (154-acre) Local Nature Reserve west of Milford in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust.^[1]^[2]

Sheep and cattle were grazed on the common in the nineteenth century and it was used for military exercises in the Second World War. It has heath, woodland and acid grassland. Flora include greater stitchwort, enchanter's nightshade and germander speedwell, and there are reptiles such as grass snakes, slowworms and common lizards.^[3]

There is access from Portsmouth Road.

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References

^ "Rodborough Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ "Map of Rodborough Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ "Rodborough Common". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

51°09′58″N 0°40′05″W / 51.166°N 0.668°W / 51.166; -0.668

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