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Until the early part of the 20th century, the commons were grazed by a variety of different animals which cropped the vegetation and restricted the growth of tree saplings. Since then, this maintenance has had to be performed by man.
Ludshott Common has belonged to The National Trust since 1908. Along with similar properties in Surrey and West Sussex it forms part of an extensive area of lowland heathland' owned by the Trust in this region. Continual management of the property has ensured, not only that the panoramic views of the South Downs and East Hampshire Hangers shown in this picture remain with us today, but also that the Common supports a diversity of rare animals and plants.
The Trust is carrying out plans to restore endangered species to their natural habitatthese include birds such as the nightjar, woodlark and Dartford warbler and reptiles such as the sand lizard and the smooth snake.
However, during two World Wars it was given over to the Army for training purposes, and significantly in the Second World War was used as a tank training ground. Locals remember it then as just a sea of mud' and absolutely barren of vegetation except for the bigger trees.'
(The majority of Ludshott Common lies in the parish of Bramshott with small sections at the northern and western edges in the parishes of Grayshott and Headley.) | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | John Owen Smith | Subjects: | National Trust trees heathland | Temporal: | start=1917-01-01; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | John Owen Smith | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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