Hankley Common

Hankley Common
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TypeNature reserve
LocationElstead, Surrey
OS gridSU886413
Area560 hectares (1,400 acres)
Managed bySurrey 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.

  1. ^ "Designated Sites View: Thursley, Ash, Pirbright & Chobham". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Designated Sites View: Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Hankley Common". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

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