Esher Commons
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Esher Commons is a 360.1-hectare (890-acre) biological
Geology and terrain
The geology of the Commons consists of the damp clay soils of the
The Common was not always wooded, and much of the area was formerly open heathland used as common grazing land. It had not been grazed for many years and much of the area is now secondary woodland, including conifer plantations from the 1950s. Grazing trials began on a small area of Esher Commons in 2015. In the first year 15 goats were introduced to a 2.5ha area of heath for a period of six months.[9] Esher Commons Site of Special Scientific Interest covers a large part of Arbrook, Esher, Oxshott, West End and Fairmile Commons and the Ledges. Arbrook Common is the easternmost, named after the Arbrook, at other points and sources known as the 'Rythe'. Otherwise much of the remainder of the commons is a subterranean aquifer.[10][11] A programme to fell tracts of secondary woodland has led to various public protests.[12] In spite of the SSSI designation, the
Esher Common
Esher Common is a
There are parking facilities on the A307 (old Portsmouth Road) and the A244 (Copsem Lane).
West End Common
West End Common includes The Ledges, which is a bank of high ground alongside the River Mole.
The common shares the parking facilities on the A307, and can also be accessed from the direction of West End.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Esher Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Esher Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Esher Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Esher Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "West End Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of West End Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Esher Commons | Pan-species Listing". psl.brc.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- . Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Goats to Maintain Heathland on Esher Common". Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Esher Commons citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.
- ^ "Map of Esher Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.
- ^ "Esher News and Mail 7 August 2007". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ "Esher Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
- ^ "Map of Esher Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.