Colyers Hanger Explained

Colyers Hanger
Aos:	Surrey
Interest:	Biological
Area:	26.6ha
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Colyers Hanger is a 26.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Guildford in Surrey.^{[1] [2]} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2^[3] and is part of St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger nature reserve, which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.^[4]

This is an area of ancient forest on a south facing slope. It has a variety of woodland types due to the geological diversity of the escarpment at different levels. At the bottom is a stream with poorly drained woodland dominated by alder and a ground layer with plants such as marsh marigold and pendulous sedge.^[5]

Several public footpaths go through the site.

References

51.224°N -0.518°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Colyers Hanger. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 November 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Colyers Hanger. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 November 2018.
3. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

   . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 50. Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521 21403 3 .

4. Web site: St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger . Surrey Wildlife Trust . 5 December 2018.
5. Web site: Colyers Hanger citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 November 2018.