Newdigate Brickworks
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Newdigate, Surrey |
| OS grid | TQ 205 427 |
| Area | 24 hectares (59 acres) |
| Managed by | Surrey Wildlife Trust |
Newdigate Brickworks is a 24-hectare (59-acre) nature reserve in Newdigate in Surrey, England. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[1]
The clay pits of this former brickworks are now lakes and ponds which provide habitats for great crested newts and dragonflies such as the broad-bodied chaser and emperor. Other habitats are woodland, scrub, grassland and marsh and 188 plant species have been recorded.[1]
There is access from Hoggspudding Lane.[1]
