Strensall Common
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Drain on Strensall Common | |
| Location | City of York |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SE650605 |
| Coordinates | 54°01′44″N 1°00′29″W / 54.029°N 1.008°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 1,430.1 acres (578.75 ha) |
| Notification | 1965 |
| Natural England website | |
.svg){kind=link}
Strensall Common is 1,430 acres (578.75 ha) of common land to the east of the village of Strensall, in the City of York, England. The land is recognised as an SSSI and a Special Area of Conservation, with much of it being owned and maintained by the Ministry of Defence, which has a rifle range on its southern edge. Strensall Common is the only known site in England where the moth epione vespertaria has been recorded. The common was also noted historically as being a collection site for the thread of the araneus diadematus spider. The thread was used as a graticule in optical instruments.