Kitchen Copse | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Bletchingley, Surrey |
OS grid | TQ 328 525 |
Area | 7 hectares (17 acres) |
Managed by | Surrey Wildlife Trust |
Kitchen Copse is a 7-hectare (17-acre) nature reserve north of Bletchingley in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. [1]
This ancient semi-natural wood has diverse species of trees and ground flora. Flowering plants include dog's mercury, lesser celandine, yellow archangel, bluebell, enchanter's nightshade, primrose and common dog-violet. [1]
There is no public access to the site.
Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) was founded in 1959 as Surrey Naturalists' Trust and it is one of forty-six wildlife trusts covering Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Alderney. SWT carries out conservation activities on a considerable area of Surrey County Council's large countryside estate and also manages land on behalf of the Ministry of Defence estate. As of 2022 the SWT manages more than 6,000 hectares of land for wildlife and employs more than 100 staff. It had an income of £5.1 million and expenditure of £5.7 million.
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