Rede Common

Rede Common is a 11.2-hectare (28-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Strood in Kent.^[1][2] It is owned and managed by Medway Council in partnership with Friends of Rede Common.^[3][4]

Rede Common
Rede Common Sandy Banks Walk
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Strood, Kent
OS grid	TQ719693
Coordinates	51.396427°N 0.470028°E / 51.396427; 0.470028
Area	11.2 hectares (28 acres)
Managed by	Friends of Rede Common
Website	http://redecommon.org.uk

Known locally as Sandy Banks due to the underlying Thanet Beds, Rede Common was formerly farmland used for grazing, arable and market gardening and is now an area of open acid grasslands surrounded by scrub and trees.^[3][1]

Access points include entrances in Watling Street, Hyacinth Road and Columbine Close.^[5]

Friends of Rede Common conducted a survey of the site in 2020 finding wood mice, field voles, bank voles, foxes, grey squirrels, brown rats and moles. The group also observes a diverse range of birds and butterflies throughout the year.

The Strood Community Trail passes through Rede Common.^[6]