Ash Ranges
Ash Ranges | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Pirbright, Surrey |
OS grid | SU936529 |
Area | 1,392 hectares (3,440 acres) |
Managed by | Surrey Wildlife Trust |
Ash Ranges is a 1,392-hectare (3,440-acre) nature reserve west of Pirbright in Surrey. It is owned by the Ministry of Defence and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area[2] and the Ash to Brookwood Heaths Site of Special Scientific Interest[3]
This large area of dry heath provides a habitat for many rare plants, invertebrates and reptiles, including the rare sand lizard.[4] There are flora such as the carnivorous round-leaved sundew, bell heather and early-purple orchid, and heath tiger and green tiger beetles, while birds include nightjars, woodlarks and Dartford warblers.[1]
There is no access to danger areas when red flags are flying.
References
- ^ a b "Ash Ranges". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Ash to Brookwood Heaths". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Ash Ranges | Surrey Wildlife Trust". www.surreywildlifetrust.org. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
51°16′05″N 0°39′36″W / 51.268°N 0.660°W / 51.268; -0.660
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