Colyers Hanger

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]

Colyers Hanger

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Surrey
Grid reference	TQ 036 482[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	26.6 hectares (66 acres)[1]
Notification	1986[1]
Location map	Magic Map

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

1. "Designated Sites View: Colyers Hanger". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
2. "Map of Colyers Hanger". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
4. "St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
5. "Colyers Hanger citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

51.224°N 0.518°W / 51.224; -0.518