Wimbledon Common

Wimbledon Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationGreater London
Grid referenceTQ227720
InterestBiological
Area346.5 hectares
Notification1986
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Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon, southwest London. There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common, which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons totalling 460 hectares (1,140 acres). Putney Lower Common is set apart from the rest of the Common by a minimum of 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) of the built-up western end of Putney.