Stoke Common

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Buckinghamshire, England}}

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|image=Stoke Common heathland - geograph.org.uk - 20894.jpg

|name= Stoke Common

|aos= Buckinghamshire

|interest= Biological

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|area= 83.1 hectares

|notifydate=1984

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001714%27 Magic Map]

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Stoke Common is an {{convert|83.1|hectare|acre|adj=on}} Site of Special Scientific Interest in Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire. It is registered common land, and it is owned by a charitable trust, with the City of London Corporation as the main funder and trustee.{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001714.pdf|title=Stoke Common citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 12 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001714%27 |title=Map of Stoke Common|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 12 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/burnham-beeches-and-stoke-common|title=Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common|publisher=City of London|accessdate= 26 March 2023}}

The site is a last remnant of a large heath, and is on glacial gravel over London clay, with some parts permanently waterlogged. Periodic burning helps to manage the land. There are small areas of birch, pine and mixed woodland, with several ponds. There is a rich invertebrate fauna, especially moths, and the dusky cockroach and rare bog bush cricket have also been recorded.

There is access from Stoke Common Road, Gerrards Cross Road and Windmill Road.