| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Surrey |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 318 537 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 28.5 hectares (70 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1986 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Quarry Hangers is a 28.5-hectare (70-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Caterham in Surrey. [1] [2] An area of 11 hectares (27 acres) is a nature reserve managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. [3]
This sloping site on the North Downs has species-rich chalk grassland, woodland and scrub. Heavily grazed areas are dominated by red fescue and sheep’s fescue, with flowering plants including horseshoe vetch, bird’s-foot trefoil and wild thyme. There is a taller sward in less grazed areas, with grasses such as upright brome and wood false-brome. [4]
