Smart's and Prey Heaths

Last updated
Smart's and Prey Heaths
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Smart's Heath - geograph.org.uk - 1778722.jpg
Location Surrey
Grid reference SU 987 557 [1]
InterestBiological
Area39.0 hectares (96 acres) [1]
Notification 1993 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Smart's and Prey Heaths is a 39-hectare (96-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Woking in Surrey. [1] [2]

These mainly damp heaths are dominated by ling, cross-leaved heath and purple moor-grass. Other plants include creeping willow, dwarf gorse, oblong-leaved sundew, deergrass and round-leaved sundew. [3]

The heaths are crossed by footpaths.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Smart's and Prey Heaths". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Smart's and Prey Heaths". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Smart's and Prey Heaths citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

51°17′31″N0°35′10″W / 51.292°N 0.586°W / 51.292; -0.586

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.