Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment
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. It is a Geological Conservation Review site and a Special Area of Conservation. Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. Two small private nature reserves in the site are managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust, Dawcombe and Fraser Down.
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Headley Heath | |
Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | TQ 194 526 |
Interest | Biological Geological |
Area | 1,016.4 hectares (2,512 acres) |
Notification | 1986 |
Location map | Magic Map |
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.
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