Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Surrey |
---|---|
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]