Rede Common

Rede Common
Rede Common Sandy Banks Walk
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationStrood, Kent
OS gridTQ719693
Coordinates51°23′47″N 0°28′12″E / 51.396427°N 0.470028°E / 51.396427; 0.470028
Area11.2 hectares (28 acres)
Managed byFriends of Rede Common
Websitehttp://redecommon.org.uk

Rede Common is a 11.2-hectare (28-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Strood in Kent.[1][2] It is owned and managed by Medway Council in partnership with Friends of Rede Common.[3][4]

Known locally as Sandy Banks due to the underlying Thanet Beds, Rede Common was formerly farmland used for grazing, arable and market gardening and is now an area of open acid grasslands surrounded by scrub and trees.[3][1]

Access points include entrances in Watling Street, Hyacinth Road and Columbine Close.[5]

Friends of Rede Common conducted a survey of the site in 2020 finding wood mice, field voles, bank voles, foxes, grey squirrels, brown rats and moles. The group also observes a diverse range of birds and butterflies throughout the year.

The Strood Community Trail passes through Rede Common.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rede Common". www.medway.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  2. ^ "Rede Common". geograph.org.uk. Geograph Britain and Ireland.
  3. ^ a b "Rede Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Friends of Rede Common". Friends of Rede Common. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  5. ^ Survey, Ordnance. "OS Maps: online mapping and walking, running and cycling routes". osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  6. ^ "Relation: Strood Community Trail (1273060) | OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
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