Blagrove Common

{{Short description|Protected area in Hertfordshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

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|name= Blagrove Common

|aos= Hertfordshire

|interest= Biological

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|area= 4.0 hectares

|notifydate=1985

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Blagrove Common is a {{convert|4.0|hectare|acre|adj=on}} Site of Special Scientific Interest in Green End near Sandon in Hertfordshire. It is managed by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, and the planning authority is North Hertfordshire District Council.{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000847.pdf|title= Blagrove Common citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher= Natural England|accessdate= 12 January 2015|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035044/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000847.pdf|archivedate= 4 March 2016}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000847%27|title=Map of Blagrove Common|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 12 January 2015}}

The site is one of the few areas of unimproved marshy grassland in east Hertfordshire. It is crossed by a stream and has a rich diversity of vegetation, including a variety of orchids. Kestrels often hunt mice and voles, which are common on the site.{{cite web|url=http://oldhmwt.cubik.co.uk/NatureReserves/Local/Blagrove+Common|title=Blagrove Common|publisher=Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust|accessdate=12 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223015213/http://oldhmwt.cubik.co.uk/NatureReserves/Local/Blagrove+Common|archive-date=23 December 2014|url-status=dead}}

There is access from Beckfield Lane next to the house called Blagrove. In some areas there is treacherous deep mud.