Blindley Heath SSSI
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Blindley Heath SSSI is a 26.3-hectare (65-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the hamlet Blindley Heath, on the southern outskirts of Godstone in Surrey.[1][2] It is also a Local Nature Reserve.[3][4] It is owned by Godstone Parish Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust[5]
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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | TQ 367 448[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 26.3 hectares (65 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1984[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
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This damp grassland site on Weald Clay has a rich flora. There are also a number of ponds and a stretch of the Ray Brook runs through the heath. The grassland is dominated by tussock grass and there are scattered oaks, hawthorns, willows and blackthorns.[6]
There is access from Ray Lane.