Quarry Hangers
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Surrey |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 318 537[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 28.5 hectares (70 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Quarry Hangers is a 28.5-hectare (70-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Caterham in Surrey.[1][2] An area of 11 hectares (27 acres) is a nature reserve managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[3]
This sloping site on the North Downs has species-rich chalk grassland, woodland and scrub. Heavily grazed areas are dominated by red fescue and sheep’s fescue, with flowering plants including horseshoe vetch, bird’s-foot trefoil and wild thyme. There is a taller sward in less grazed areas, with grasses such as upright brome and wood false-brome.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Quarry Hangers". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Quarry Hangers". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Quarry Hangers". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Quarry Hangers citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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