| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
) | |
| Area of Search | Surrey |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 036 482[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 26.6 hectares (66 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Colyers Hanger is a 26.6-hectare (66-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Guildford in Surrey.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2[3] and is part of St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger nature reserve, which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[4]
This is an area of ancient forest on a south facing slope. It has a variety of woodland types due to the geological diversity of the escarpment at different levels. At the bottom is a stream with poorly drained woodland dominated by alder and a ground layer with plants such as marsh marigold and pendulous sedge.[5]
Several public footpaths go through the site.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Colyers Hanger". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Colyers Hanger". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Colyers Hanger citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.