This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Surrey, a county in South East England. Surrey is bordered by Greater London to the north, and West Sussex to the south. It has an estimated population of 1,085,400 within an area of 1,670 km2 (412,666.0 acres), thus making it the 13th largest cermeonial county in the United Kingdom.[1] As of 2008, there are 64 sites designated within this area of search, x of which have been designated for their biological interest, x for their geological interest, and x for both biological and geological interest.[2] The data in this table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.[3]
List of sites
| Site name |
Reason for designation |
Area[A] |
Grid reference[B][C] |
Year in which notified[D] |
Map[E] |
| Biological interest |
Geological interest |
Hectares |
Acres |
| Ashtead Common |
 Y |
|
358 |
884 |
TQ181602 |
1984 |
1 |
| Auclaye |
Y |
Y |
0.5 |
1.3 |
TQ168388 |
1988 |
2 |
| Banstead Downs |
Y |
|
124.1 |
306.6 |
TQ252610 |
1985 |
3 |
| Knight & Bessborough Reservoirs |
Y |
|
62.8 |
25.4 |
TQ120680 |
— |
4 |
| Blackheath |
Y |
|
143.0 |
353.5 |
TQ040460 |
1987 |
5 |
| Blindley Heath |
Y |
|
25.6 |
63.2 |
TQ367448 |
1984 |
6 |
| Bookham Commons |
Y |
|
151.4 |
374.1 |
TQ128565 |
1985 |
7 |
| Bourley and Long Valley |
Y |
|
819.7 |
2025.5 |
SU835515 |
1993 |
8 |
| Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths |
Y |
|
1696.9 |
4193.1 |
SU877644 |
1983, 1985 |
9 |
| Brook Brick Pit |
|
Y |
0.96 |
2.37 |
SU931378 |
1988 |
10 |
| Charleshill |
Y |
|
10.3 |
25.6 |
SU895442 |
1988 |
11 |
| Charterhouse to Eashing |
Y |
|
66.8 |
165.1 |
SU950444 |
1986 |
12 |
| Chiddingfold Forest[F] |
Y |
|
543.9 |
1344 |
TQ017344, SU994310, SU986357 |
1991 |
13 |
| Chipstead Downs |
Y |
|
152.7 |
377.4 |
TQ265579, TQ268562 |
1985 |
14 |
| Chobham Common |
Y |
|
651.2 |
1608.5 |
SU973648 |
1985 |
15 |
| Clock House Brickworks |
|
Y |
32.4 |
80.1 |
TQ176383 |
1992 |
16 |
| Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath |
Y |
|
1127.3 |
2785.6 |
SU930590, SU913619 |
1988 |
17 |
| Colyers Hanger |
Y |
|
25.5 |
63.0 |
TQ035483 |
1986 |
18 |
| Combe Bottom |
Y |
|
— |
— |
TQ063488 |
1988 |
19 |
| Devil's Punch Bowl |
Y |
|
279.9 |
691.6 |
SU892370 |
1986 |
20 |
| Dumsey Meadow |
Y |
|
9.6 |
23.7 |
TQ057665 |
1994 |
21 |
| Esher Commons |
Y |
|
358.3 |
885.4 |
TQ130623 |
1986 |
22 |
| Frensham Common |
Y |
|
1832.2 |
4527.4 |
SU855405 |
1985 |
23 |
| Godstone Ponds |
Y |
|
13.0 |
32.1 |
TQ353516, TQ360509 |
1985 |
24 |
| Gong Hill |
Y |
|
6.5 |
16.2 |
SU948434 |
1988 |
25 |
| Hackhurst and White Downs |
Y |
|
185.0 |
457.1 |
TQ097487, TQ124495 |
1986 |
26 |
| Hankley |
Y |
|
542.2 |
1832.2 |
SU885405 |
1985 |
27 |
| Hankley Farm |
Y |
|
2.4 |
5.9 |
SU890436 |
1994 |
28 |
| Hedgecourt |
Y |
|
33.3 |
82.3 |
TQ355403 |
1986 |
29 |
| Horsell Common |
Y |
|
150.3 |
371.3 |
TQ003606 |
1986 |
30 |
| Kempton Park Reservoirs |
Y |
|
25.6 |
63.2 |
TQ118707 |
1999 |
31 |
| Knight and Bessborough Reservoirs |
Y |
|
62.8 |
155.1 |
TQ120680 |
– |
32 |
| Langham Pond |
Y |
|
25.9 |
63.9 |
TQ002721 |
1986 |
33 |
| Leith Hill |
Y |
|
337.2 |
833.2 |
TQ125455, TQ123434, TQ145440 |
1991 |
34 |
| Lingfield Cernes |
Y |
|
10.1 |
24.9 |
TQ421447 |
1985 |
25 |
| Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment |
|
Y |
999.4 |
2469.5 |
TQ158539, TQ185537, TQ185514, TQ200530, TQ245520 |
1986 |
36 |
| Moor Park |
Y |
|
17.0 |
17.5 |
SU868458 |
1987 |
37 |
| Netherside Stream Outcrops |
|
Y |
2.8 |
7.1 |
SU941339, SU944343 |
1990 |
38 |
| Ockham and Wisley Commons |
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
|
| Papercourt |
|
|
|
|
[2] |
|
|
| Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons |
|
|
|
|
[3] |
|
|
| Quarry Hangers |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
|
|
| Ranmore Common |
|
|
|
|
[5] |
|
|
| Reigate Heath |
|
|
|
|
[6] |
|
|
| Seale Chalk Pit |
|
|
|
|
[7] |
|
|
| Sheepleas |
|
|
|
|
[8] |
|
|
| Sheet's Heath Common |
|
|
|
|
[9] |
|
|
| Smart's and Prey Heaths |
|
|
|
|
[10] |
|
|
| Smokejack Clay Pit |
|
|
|
|
[11] |
|
|
| Staffhurst Wood |
|
|
|
|
[12] |
|
|
| Staines Moor |
|
|
|
|
[13] |
|
|
| Stockstone Quarry |
|
|
|
|
[14] |
|
|
| Stones Road Pond |
|
|
|
|
[15] |
|
|
| Thorpe Hay Meadow |
|
|
|
|
[16] |
|
|
| Thorpe Park No 1 Gravel Pit |
|
|
|
|
[17] |
|
|
| Thursley |
|
|
|
|
[18] |
|
|
| Titsey Woods |
|
|
|
|
[19] |
|
|
| Upper Common Pits |
|
|
|
|
[20] |
|
|
| Vann Lake and Ockley Woods |
|
|
|
|
[21] |
|
|
| Wey Valley Meadows |
|
|
|
|
[22] |
|
|
| Whitmoor Common |
|
|
|
|
[23] |
|
|
| Windsor Forest and Great Park |
|
|
|
|
[24] |
|
|
| Woldingham & Oxted Downs |
|
|
|
|
[25] |
|
|
| Wraysbury Reservoir |
|
|
|
|
[26] |
|
|
See also
Notes
- A Data rounded to one decimal place.
- B Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey.[4]
- C Those SSSIs with more than one OS grid reference are composed of multiple sections, separated by non-SSSI land.[4]
- D Site notification consists of designating a site as an SSSI and consulting with the owner(s). This list uses the date notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
- E Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.
- F Clayton To Offham Escarpment site extends into the county of West Sussex and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in West Sussex.[3]
References
- ^ "T 08: Selected age groups for local authorities in the United Kingdom; estimated resident population; Mid-2006 Population Estimates". Office for National Statistics. August 22, 2007. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=9664&More=Y. Retrieved on 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Search results for Surrey". Natural England. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/searchresults.cfm?sssi_name=&frmcounty=1039. Retrieved on 2008-06-18.
- ^ a b Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 2008-06-12. (PDF files).
- ^ a b "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/help.html#gridref. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
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