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Quarry Hangers

Coordinates: 51°16′01″N 0°06′43″W / 51.267°N 0.112°W / 51.267; -0.112
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Quarry Hangers
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSurrey
Grid referenceTQ 318 537[1]
InterestBiological
Area28.5 hectares (70 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Quarry Hangers is a 28.5-hectare (70-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Caterham in Surrey.[1][2] An area of 11 hectares (27 acres) is a nature reserve managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[3]

This sloping site on the North Downs has species-rich chalk grassland, woodland and scrub. Heavily grazed areas are dominated by red fescue and sheep’s fescue, with flowering plants including horseshoe vetch, bird’s-foot trefoil and wild thyme. There is a taller sward in less grazed areas, with grasses such as upright brome and wood false-brome.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Quarry Hangers". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Quarry Hangers". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Quarry Hangers". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Quarry Hangers citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2018.

51°16′01″N 0°06′43″W / 51.267°N 0.112°W / 51.267; -0.112