Rodborough Common
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationMilford, Surrey
OS gridSU 932 416
Area62.2 hectares (154 acres)
Managed bySurrey 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.

References

  1. "Rodborough Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. "Map of Rodborough Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. "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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