Chorleywood Common
View a map of Chorleywood Common and the proposed fencing
Chorleywood Common Local Nature Reserve covers an area of 75 hectares. Initially it has been decided that reintroducing grazing to the entire Common would be unfeasible, but approximately 12 hectares of the most diverse meadow habitats on the quieter side of the Common seems like a viable grazing enclosure.
Chorleywood Common supports 3 types of meadow habitat. There is the wildflower rich, chalk meadow with fine displays of pyramidal orchids in June, the longer neutral meadows and acid heath with remnant heather and heath grass. The Common also supports woodland, scrub and seven ponds, which help to make it a very important place for wildlife and a highly valued asset for local people. The parish are considering a trial on Larks Meadow and will be consulting with parishioners.
