Wimbledon Common

Site details

UK map showing location of Wimbledon Common Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance.
Location of Wimbledon Common SAC/SCI/cSAC
Country England
Unitary Authority  Merton; Wandsworth
Centroid* TQ227719
Latitude 51 25 56 N
Longitude 00 14 04 W
SAC EU code UK0030301
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 348.31
* This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC.

General site character

Inland water bodies (standing water, running water) (1%)
Bogs. Marshes. Water fringed vegetation. Fens (0.5%)
Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (5%)
Dry grassland. Steppes (45%)
Improved grassland (3.5%)
Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (45%)


Boundary map and associated biodiversity information on the NBN Gateway.

Natura 2000 data form for this site as submitted to Europe (PDF format, size 30kb).

Interactive map from MAGIC (Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside).

 

Note:

When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site

Not applicable

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site

4010 Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix
4030 European dry heaths

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site

1083 Stag beetle  Lucanus cervus
Wimbledon Common has a large number of old trees and much fallen decaying timber. It is at the heart of the south London centre of distribution for stag beetle Lucanus cervus, and a relatively large number of records were received from this site during a recent nationwide survey for the species (Percy et al. 2000). The site supports a number of other scarce invertebrate species associated with decaying timber.

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection

Not applicable.


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