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Ranmore Common

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Surrey
Grid reference	TQ 143 510
Interest	Biological
Area	224.3 hectares (554 acres)
Notification	1986
Location map	Magic Map

Ranmore Common SSSI is a 224.3-hectare (554-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ranmore Common, north-west of Dorking in Surrey.

This site is mainly woodland, some of it ancient, but there are also areas of heath and rough pasture. The dominant trees are pedunculate and sessile oaks, with a shrub layer of holly, silver birch and yew. There is a diverse community of breeding birds and invertebrates include the satin wave moth and the white admiral butterfly.

References

1. ^ "Designated Sites View: Ranmore Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
2. "Map of Ranmore Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
3. "Ranmore Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

51°14′49″N 0°21′50″W / 51.247°N 0.364°W / 51.247; -0.364

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