Ham Common

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Ham Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, covering 0.33 km². The county has 124 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. Poole Harbour and Arne are among the SSSIs within 1.2 km. The nearest railway station, Hamworthy, is under a kilometre away.

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