Ockham and Wisley Commons is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Woking in Surrey. It is also a Local Nature Reserve and part of the Thames Basin Heaths

Special Protection Area A Special Protection Area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Under the Directive, Member States of the European Union (EU) have a duty to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and certa ...

. It is part of the slightly larger area of Wisley & Ockham Commons & Chatley Heath nature reserve, which is owned by

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and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. This site is mainly heathland but it also has areas of open water, bog, woodland and scrub. It has a rich flora and it is of national importance for

true flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

and for dragonflies and damselflies. Rare species include the

white-faced darter The white-faced darter or small whiteface (''Leucorrhinia dubia'') is a dragonfly belonging to the genus '' Leucorrhinia'' in the family Libellulidae, characterised by red and black markings and a distinctive white patch on the head. It is foun ...

dragonfly and the '' Thyridanthrax fenestratus'' bee fly. There is public access to the site.

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