Reigate Heath
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Surrey |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 236 501[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 61.7 hectares (152 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Reigate Heath is a 61.7-hectare (152-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Reigate in Surrey.[1][2] An area of 51.6 hectares (128 acres) is also a Local Nature Reserve.[3][4] Seven bowl barrows dating to the Bronze Age are designated Scheduled Monuments.[5]
Most of the site is heath and acidic grassland, with some areas of woodland and marshy meadow. One part is a golf course. The heath is mainly ling, bell heather and wavy hair-grass. Marshy meadows have Yorkshire fog, sharp-flowered rush, meadowsweet, wild angelica and marsh marigold.[6]
There is public access to most of the site apart from the golf course.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Reigate Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Reigate Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Reigate Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Reigate Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Scheduled Monuments in Surrey". Ancient Monuments. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Reigate Heat citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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