Blackheath SSSI, Surrey
Blackheath is a 141.6-hectare (350-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Guildford in Surrey.
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.
Blackheath Lane and Littleford Lane go through the site.
References
- ^ "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.
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51°12′14″N 0°30′58″W / 51.204°N 0.516°W
