Ashtead Common, nearly 495 acres (c. 200 ha),[1] is a wooded area open to the public, to the north of the village of Ashtead in Surrey, England. It is owned and managed by the City of London Corporation, after being bought by the City due to concern in the 1870s that access to the open countryside around London was being threatened.[2] 180.5 ha of the common is a National Nature Reserve.[1] Together with Epsom Common it forms part of a larger area of open countryside called Epsom and Ashtead Commons, which is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).[3][4]
- ^ a b R. Warnock; Superintendent of Ashtead Common; P. Ritchie; Senior Keeper (2005). "ASHTEAD COMMON NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE Site Management Plan 1st April 2005 – 31st March 2010" (PDF). Site Management Plan. Corporation of London Open Spaces Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act, 1878". Sections 6 and 7 enabled the Corporation of London to acquire and manage open spaces in the neighbourhood of London. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Epsom And Ashtead Commons citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012.
- ^ "Map of Epsom And Ashtead Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.