Wotton and Abinger Commons

Wotton and Abinger Commons
Wotton and Abinger Commons
Type	Nature reserve
Location	Dorking, Surrey
OS grid	TQ132454
Area	324 hectares (800 acres)
Managed by	Surrey Wildlife Trust

TypeNature reserve

LocationDorking, Surrey

OS gridTQ132454

Area324 hectares (800 acres)

Wotton and Abinger Commons is a 324-hectare (800-acre) nature reserve south-west of Dorking in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.^[1] Part of it is in Leith Hill Site of Special Scientific Interest^[2]

Abinger Common, which was formerly a grazing heath, is a wood with sessile oak dominant and a shrub layer of holly and bilberry. Wotton Common has many paths and bridleways through calcareous grassland, heath and woodland.^[1]

The site has several entrances listed on the reserve website.^[1]

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