Chorleywood Common

Chorleywood Common is a 75.6 public common in Chorleywood in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Chorleywood Parish Council, and the declaring authority is Hertfordshire County Council. The common is part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1][2][3]

Chorleywood Common Cricket Ground

Habitats on the common are acid heathland, neutral grassland, chalk meadows and secondary woodland. There are also ponds which have rare plants and amphibians. Some 300 fungi, 70 plant species and 50 birds have been recorded.[1]

There is access from Rickmansworth Road and Dog Kennel Lane.[4]

The Common was featured in John Betjeman's 1973 film Metro-Land.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chorleywood Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. "Map of Chorleywood Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. "Chorleywood Common". Chilterns Conservation Board. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. "Maps". Friends of Chorleywood Common. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

Coordinates: 51°39′47″N 0°30′08″W / 51.6631°N 0.5021°W / 51.6631; -0.5021

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