Bramshott and Ludshott Commons

{{Short description|UK Site of Special Scientific Interest}}

{{Infobox SSSI

|image= Ludshott Common - geograph.org.uk - 21552.jpg

|image_caption = Ludshott Common

|name= Bramshott and Ludshott Commons

|aos= Hampshire

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|374.4|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1984

|map=[https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003749%27 Magic Map]

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Bramshott and Ludshott Commons is a {{convert| 374.4 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Grayshott in Hampshire.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003749&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Bramshott and Ludshott Commons | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 6 May 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003749%27|title=Map of Bramshott and Ludshott Commons|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 6 May 2020}} It is part of Wealden Heaths Phase II Special Protection Area.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9012132&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Wealden Heaths Phase II | series= Special Protection Areas |publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 6 April 2019}}

The site has large areas of heath which are dominated by heather, bell heather, common gorse and dwarf gorse. There are also woodland areas with ancient trees, with at least 87 taxa of epiphytic lichens, most of which are associated with ancient woods and several of which are rare.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003749.pdf |title=Bramshott and Ludshott Commons citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 6 May 2020}}

Land ownership within Bramshott and Ludshott Commons SSSI is dominated by two institutional landowners; the National Trust and the Ministry of Defence. The National Trust own much of Ludshott Common{{Cite web |title=Ludshott Commons {{!}} Hampshire |url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/hampshire/ludshott-commons |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=National Trust |language=en}} while the Ministry of Defence own much of Bramshott common.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-06 |title=Mapping the habitats of England’s ten largest institutional landowners |url=https://whoownsengland.org/2020/10/06/mapping-the-habitats-of-englands-ten-largest-institutional-landowners/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Who owns England? |language=en}}