Colyers Hanger
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | TQ 036 482[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 26.6 hectares (66 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Colyers Hanger is a 26.6-hectare (66-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Guildford in Surrey.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2[3] and is part of St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger nature reserve, which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[4]
This is an area of ancient forest on a south facing slope. It has a variety of woodland types due to the geological diversity of the escarpment at different levels. At the bottom is a stream with poorly drained woodland dominated by alder and a ground layer with plants such as marsh marigold and pendulous sedge.[5]
Several public footpaths go through the site.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Colyers Hanger". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Colyers Hanger". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Colyers Hanger citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
51°13′26″N 0°31′05″W / 51.224°N 0.518°W / 51.224; -0.518
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