Horsell Common
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Horsell Common is a 355-hectare (880-acre) open space in Horsell, near Woking in Surrey. It is owned and managed by the Horsell Common Preservation Society.[2] An area of 152 hectares (380 acres) is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest[1][3] and part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area.[4]
In the south-east corner of the common is the former
heathland and thousands of trees. There are parts of the common all over Horsell
, isolated from the rest of the common by roads. There is a large amount of wildlife on the common.
The Sandpit area was the location of the first
H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds (1897) .[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Horsell Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "200 Years of Horsell Common". Horsell Common Preservation Society. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Map of Horsell Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ The Sandpit, Horsell Common Preservation Society
External links
- Horsell Common, Horsell Common Preservation Society
- Surrey County Council map of SSSIs