Colekitchen Down

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Colekitchen Down
TypeNature reserve
LocationGomshall, Surrey
OS grid TQ084488
Area3 hectares (7.4 acres)
Managed bySurrey Wildlife Trust

Colekitchen Down is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) nature reserve north of Gomshall in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. [1]

This sloping area of species-rich unimproved chalk grassland is surrounded by woodland and scrub. There is a variety of butterflies including chalkhill blue, small heath, adonis blue, gatekeeper, brimstone and marbled white. [1]

There is no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Colekitchen Down". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

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