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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]

InterestBiological
Area26.3 hectares (65 acres)[1]
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Blindley Heath
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of Blindley Heath.
Area of searchSurrey
Grid referenceTQ 367 448[1]
InterestBiological
Area26.3 hectares (65 acres)[1]
Notification date1984[1]
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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.

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