Dawcombe
Nature reserve in Surrey, England
Dawcombe | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Reigate, Surrey |
OS grid | TQ 215 525 |
Area | 23 hectares (57 acres) |
Managed by | Surrey Wildlife Trust |
Dawcombe is a 23-hectare (57-acre) nature reserve north-west of Reigate in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of the Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest[2] and Special Area of Conservation.[3]
This site is mainly chalk grassland with large areas of hawthorn scrub and woodland. The grassland provides a habitat for many species of orchids, including pyramidal, fly, common spotted, man, greater butterfly, fragrant and bee.[1]
There is no public access.
References
- ^ a b "Dawcombe". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
51°15′32″N 0°15′36″W / 51.259°N 0.260°W / 51.259; -0.260
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Surrey Wildlife Trust
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- Priest Hill
- Ash Ranges
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- Burner's Heath and Swallows Pond
- Chinthurst Hill
- Chitty's Common
- Colekitchen Down
- The Forest and the Highlands
- Hackhurst Downs
- Littlefield Common
- Middlebriars Wood
- Newlands Corner
- Papercourt Marshes
- Pucks Oak Barn and McAlmont Reserves
- Puttenham Common
- Sheepleas
- Shere Woodlands
- St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger
- Stringer's Common
- Whitmoor and Rickford Commons
- Wisley and Ockham Commons and Chatley Heath
- Dawcombe
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- Nutfield Marshes
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