Molesey Heath

Molesey Heath
Molesey Heath
	Interactive map of Molesey Heath
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Molesey, Surrey
OS grid	TQ 132 671
Area	17.8 hectares (44 acres)
Manager	Elmbridge Borough Council

Molesey Heath is a 17.8-hectare (44-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Molesey in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Elmbridge Borough Council.^[1]^[2]

This site was formerly a gravel pit and then a landfill site. It has been colonised naturally by rough grassland and scrub. Fauna include burrowing bees, wasps and diverse bird species such as little ringed plovers and redshanks.^[1]

There is access from Approach Road. The heath can also be accessed on foot via the Walton and Weybridge Footpath and Bridleway^[3] from Lower Green, Esher.^[4]

References

1 2 "Molesey Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
↑ "Map of Molesey Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
↑ "Surrey Interactive Map". surreymaps.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
↑ "Lower Green 10k run". Lower Green Esher. 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-03-28.

51°23′31″N 0°22′26″W / 51.392°N 0.374°W / 51.392; -0.374

[LNR-1] 1 2 "Molesey Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

[LNRmap-2] "Map of Molesey Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

[3] "Surrey Interactive Map". surreymaps.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-28.

[4] "Lower Green 10k run". Lower Green Esher. 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-03-28.

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