| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
) | |
| Area of Search | Surrey |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 038 460[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 141.6 hectares (350 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1987[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Blackheath is a 141.6-hectare (350-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Guildford in Surrey.[1][2]
This area of dry lowland heath and acid grassland is managed for conservation and fauna includes a wide range of breeding birds, the vulnerable heathland spider Oxyopes heterophthalmus and the rare beetle Lomechusoides strumosa. There is also woodland which has a rare moss, Dicranum polysetum.[3]
Blackheath Lane and Littleford Lane go through the site.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Blackheath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Blackheath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Blackheath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 November 2018.