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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Elstead, Surrey |
OS grid | SU886413 |
Area | 560 hectares (1,400 acres) |
Managed by | Surrey Wildlife Trust |
Hankley Common is a 560-hectare (1,400-acre) nature reserve and filming location in the south-west of Elstead in Surrey. The site is part of the Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons Special Area of Conservation,[1] Special Protection Area[2] and Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3] The site has woodland and lowland heath with heather and gorse. Birds include nightjars and Dartford warblers and there are other fauna such as adders and common lizards.[4]
Access is subject to the needs of military training, with frequent training exercises and multiple buildings present.