Riddlesdown Common

This article is about the green space. For the residential district, see Riddlesdown.

Riddlesdown
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationGreater London
Grid referenceTQ330600
InterestBiological
Area32.0 hectares
Notification1988
Location mapMagic Map
Coombes Wood in the northern corner of the site

Riddlesdown Common or Riddlesdown is a 43 hectare area of green space in Kenley, towards the northern end of the North Downs in the London Borough of Croydon. It is owned and maintained by the City of London Corporation, apart from two small areas, one of which is operated by the London Wildlife Trust[1][2] and the other by Croydon Council.[3] An area of 32 hectares is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[4][5] The name Riddlesdown also applies to the local district of residential housing. A trig point at the site indicates that it is 525 ft (160 m) above sea level.[6]

  1. ^ "Riddlesdown Nature Reserve Management Brief" (PDF). London Wildlife Trust. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Riddlesdown SSSI". London Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference LGO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Riddlesdown citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Map of Riddlesdown". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wint was invoked but never defined (see the help page).