Ranmore Common SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | TQ 143 510[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 224.3 hectares (554 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Ranmore Common SSSI is a 224.3-hectare (554-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ranmore Common, north-west of Dorking in Surrey.[1][2]
This site is mainly woodland, some of it ancient, but there are also areas of heath and rough pasture. The dominant trees are pedunculate and sessile oaks, with a shrub layer of holly, silver birch and yew. There is a diverse community of breeding birds and invertebrates include the satin wave moth and the white admiral butterfly.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Ranmore Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Ranmore Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Ranmore Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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