St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger

St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger
Type	Nature reserve
Location	Chilworth, Surrey
OS grid	TQ028483
Area	38 hectares (94 acres)

St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger is a 38-hectare (94-acre) nature reserve north of Chilworth in Surrey. It is owned by the Albury Estate and managed by Surrey County Council. Colyers Hanger is a Site of Special Scientific Interest ^[1] and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2. ^[2] Earth circles, which are probably associated with tree planting for Chilworth Manor, are a Scheduled Monument. ^[3]

There is a church on the top of St Martha's Hill, which has views of eight counties on a clear day. The site is woodland and calcareous grassland, which has a rare mixture of chalk grassland flora.

There is access from Guildford Lane and Halfpenny Lane.

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Colyers Hanger". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
2. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN   0521-21403-3.
3. "Earth circles on St Martha's Hill". Historic England. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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