Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Headley Heath | |
Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | TQ 194 526[1] |
Interest | Biological Geological |
Area | 1,016.4 hectares (2,512 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment is a 1,016.4-hectare (2,512-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Reigate in Surrey.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site[3] and a Special Area of Conservation.[4] Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[5] Two small private nature reserves in the site are managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust, Dawcombe[6] and Fraser Down.[7]
This eight mile long site on the North Downs contains an outstanding range of wildlife habitats, including large areas of woodland and chalk grassland. Mole Gap has a variety of Quaternary landforms and there are well developed river cliffs where alluvial fans have diverted the River Mole against the valley sides.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "The Mole Gap (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 117–18. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "Dawcombe". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Fraser Down". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
External links
- Surrey County Council map of SSSIs
51°15′36″N 0°17′24″W / 51.260°N 0.290°W / 51.260; -0.290
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