Kingsley Common
| Kingsley Common | |
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  Map of Hampshire | |
| Location | Kingsley, Hampshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°08′14″N 0°52′08″W / 51.13711°N 0.86878°WCoordinates: 51°08′14″N 0°52′08″W / 51.13711°N 0.86878°W |
| Area | 41 ha (100 acres) |
Kingsley Common is a 41-hectare (100-acre) protected area in Kingsley, Hampshire, England. It is a RSPB site, and holds many rare species of animals and birds. Some species of plants and animals may also be subject to special protection under Part I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, or under the Habitats Regulations 1994.[1]
Protection status National Partial International Partial IBA partly or wholly overlaps with the following national designated areas. Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Kingsley and Broxhead common. There are 21 commons that still support substantial Dry dwarf shrub heath communities. This habitat covers 292 hectares (720 acres) – 7.5% of the surveyed area. Notable examples of commons with dry heaths are Yateley Common and Kingsley Common.[1]
Yately Common, and Kingsley Common include several priority bird species such as European nightjar, Dartford warbler, woodlark and song thrush. Chilbolton Common supports important numbers of breeding common redshank, northern lapwings, common snipe and warblers.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "THE COMMON LANDS OF HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT A BIOLOGICAL SURVEY". Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2013.