Heathland (with bog) and areas of woodland covering 10.4 hectares. The reserve is the remnant of the former Inkpen Great Common, and in the past it was kept open because the local people had rights of common to graze their livestock, without this cropping, gorse and birch would have taken over the common completely. Birds of this habitat include Woodcock and Treepipits, and the occasional Cuckoo has been heard here.

 

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