Belton Hills Explained

Belton Hills
Type:	Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	TQ831859
Location:	Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Area:	22.0 hectares
Manager:	Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Belton Hills is a 22 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex. It is owned and managed by Southend-on-Sea City Council.^{[1] [2]}

This steeply sloping site has large areas of scrub, and there are some rare plant and invertebrates species. Plants include Deptford pink (flowering June-August) and bithynian vetch (flowering May–June),^[3] and a survey in 2001 recorded 667 invertebrate taxa.^[4]

There is access to the site from Marine Parade and Belton Way.

References

51.5423°N 0.639°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Belton Hills . Local Nature Reserves . Natural England . 21 January 2016 . 25 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082525/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=15&N=&ID=33 . 4 March 2016 .
2. Web site: Map of Belton Hills. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 June 2016.
3. Web site: Wild Essex site profile: Belton Hills. www.wildessex.net. 2018-11-06.
4. Web site: Site Account: Southend on Sea, Belton Hills. Essex Field Club. 25 June 2016.