Appendix 2 NATURE CONSERVATION SITES IDENTIFIED IN POLICIES ENV9-ENV12 9 APPENDIX 2. OS REF LOCAL SITE NAME AND LOCATION SITE DESCRIPTION/COMMENT STATUS (TQ) PLAN SITE REF. NO.

168 388 1 Auclaye Clay pit yielding preserved insect bodies. SSSI(GCR) 128 565 2 Bookham Common London Clay with woodland, grass, scrub SSSI and water terrain supporting diversity of NATURE CONSERVATION SITES bird and invertebrate populations. 176 383 3 Clockhouse Brickworks Brick pit being an important exposure of SSSI(GCR) Weald Clay with fossil remains. 182 603 4 Common London Clay terrain with habitats for SSSI(NCR) breeding birds and invertebrates. 175 600 4a Ashtead Common London Clay terrain with habitats for SSSI(NCR) 187 596 breeding birds and invertebrates. NNR 227 407 5 Glovers Wood Semi-natural broad-leaved woodland with SSSI(NCR) rich ground flora. 122 495 6 Hackhurst and White Downs Chalk escarpment with grassland, scrub SSSI(NCR) and woodland habitats. LNR 125 455 7 Leith Hill Variety of woodland habitats with diverse SSSI 123 434 community of breeding birds and 145 440 invertebrates. 200 535 8 Mole Gap to Contains the largest part of North Downs SSSI 187 525 Escarpment in which has remained relatively undisturbed. Includes outstanding wildlife habitats. It includes NSNR. 185 520 8a Mole Gap to Contains the largest part of North Downs SSSI/cSAC 155 540 Reigate Escarpment in Surrey which has remained relatively (GCR) 180 533 undisturbed. Includes outstanding wildlife habitats. Natural box scrub. River cliffs. 143 510 9 Ranmore Common Block of woodland, some ancient, on SSSI plateau of North Downs. Diverse community of breeding birds. 111 372 10 Smokejack Clay Pit Pit of lower Weald Clay group with SSSI(GCR) important depositions and fossils. 156 392 11 Vann Lake and Ockley Woods Botanically rich ancient woods with SSSI(NSNR) uncommon insects, community of breeding birds and population of dormice. 229 501 - # Heath and grassland. SSSI 106 492 12 Old Simms Copse, Abinger Large ancient semi-natural woodland.* pSNCI 112 378 13 Somersbury Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI/pSNCI Nr Walliswood 114 398 14 Drug Copse/Pond Gill, Ancient semi-natural woodland, good SNCI Nr Mayes Green example of gill woodland.

cSAC: candidate Special Area of Conservation SSSI(NCR): Site of Special Scientific Interest identified under the Nature Conservation Review LNR: Local Nature Reserve SSSI(GCR): Site of Special Scientific Interest identified under the Geological NNR: National Nature Reserve Conservation Review NSNR: Non Statutory Nature Reserve SNCI: Site of Nature Conservation Importance SSSI: Site of Special Scientific Interest pSNCI: Potential Site of Nature Conservation Importance

# Most of this site is in Reigate & Banstead BC. The area within is too small to be shown on the Proposals Map. * Included in 1988 Nature Conservancy Council Provisional Ancient Woodland Inventory

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115 450 15 Pasture Wood, Holmbury St Mary Large ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI APPENDIX 2. 118 403 16 Rewfield Copse, Nr Forest Green Site not surveyed but good documentary SNCI/pSNCI evidence of ancient woodland and ancient woodland indicators. 118 388 17 Walliswood West Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 119 376 18 Haines Copse, Nr Walliswood Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 119 410 19 Waterland Wood, Nr Forest Green Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI

NATURE CONSERVATION SITES 120 396 20 Pond Head, Mayes Green Ancient semi-natural woodland. 30 indicator SNCI species mainly hornbeam/ash/maple. 120 480 21 Deerleap Woods, Nr Wotton Large ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 121 417 22 Mill Copse “2”, Nr Forest Green Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 120 420 23 Mill Copse “1”, Nr Forest Green Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 123 388 24 Fir Copse, Walliswood Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI/pSNCI/ Good hornbeam coppice. NSNR 123 466 25 Whitings Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI Abinger Common 124 370 26 West Wood, Oakwoodhill Good ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 124 381 27 Kiln Copse, Walliswood Good size ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 125 363 28 Honeybush Copse, Ancient semi-natural woodland: hazel/ Nr Oakwoodhill hornbeam coppice. SNCI 128 396 29 Fishfold Wood, Mayes Green Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 128 415 30 Etherley Copse, Nr Forest Green Large area of ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI/pSNCI 127 470 31 Old Park Hill, Wotton Large ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 131 386 32 Chapel Copse, Oakwoodhill Large ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 131 458 33 Noons Copse, Nr Friday Street Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 131 486 34 Coomb Copse, Westcott Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 134 473 35 Rookery Woods/Sylvanus Woods, Large ancient semi-natural woodland. pSNCI Nr Westcott 133 399 36 Fishfold Farm Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI Nr Walliswood 135 477 37 Hangar and Longmoor Wood, Diverse woodland. SNCI Nr Westcott 135 492 38 Hurst Copse, Nr Westcott Ancient semi-natural woodland*. SNCI 136 577 39 Little Wood, Nr Bookham Actively managed coppice: hazel/oak/ash/elm. SNCI 136 409 40 Jayes Park Wood, Nr Ockley pSNCI 138 406 41 Kissing Copse, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 138 418 42 Hartshurst, Leith Hill Worked coppice and grassland. SNCI 138 436 43 Leith Hill, Wotton Common Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 137 494 44 Holehill Copse and Ancient woodland. SNCI Bushy Plat, Westcott 138 574 45 Bushy Copse, Nr Bookham Ancient woodland. SNCI 140 368 46 Portland Hangar, Nr Oakwoodhill Ancient semi-natural gill woodland. SNCI

SNCI: Site of Nature Conservation Importance pSNCI: Potential Site of Nature Conservation Importance * Included in 1988 Nature Conservancy Council Provisional Ancient Woodland Inventory

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144 376 47 Paynes Wood, Nr Paynes Green Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI APPENDIX 2. 144 480 48 Durrants Wood, Nr Westcott Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 147 412 49 Aviary Copse, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 145 420 50 Fatting Hovel Copse, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 146 424 51 Nine Acres Copse, Nr Broome Hall Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 148 391 52 The Birches, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI

147 418 53 Mears Copse, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI NATURE CONSERVATION SITES 152 378 54 Whaleys Farm Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI Weare Street 160 431 55 Kitlands Gill Wood, Coldharbour Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI 156 589 56 Leatherhead Common Rare species present. SNCI 157 585 57 Teazlewood, Oaklawn Road, Rare species present. SNCI Leatherhead 158 400 58 Weavers Wood/Kiln Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland with SNCI/pSNCI Nr Ockley characteristic species. 160 409 59 Great Copse, Highfield Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland SNCI/pSNCI Ockley Court along streams. 159 554 60 Bocketts Lane, Leatherhead Good chalk grassland. SNCI 159 387 61 Holbrook Wood, Nr Ockley Ancient semi-natural woodland: SNCI/pSNCI 24 indicator species. 164 380 62 Osbrooks, Capel High quality ancient semi-natural SNCI woodland: 41 indicator species. 162 425 63 Wigmore and Heath Wood, Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI Beare Green 165 390 64 Knoll Wood, Grenehurst, Capel Hazel, maple, ash coppice in gill. SNCI 165 407 65 Woodland north of Ockley/ Ancient semi-natural woodland*. pSNCI Capel Station 165 445 66 Betchetts Green Copse, Large ash coppice stools in South Holmwood ancient woodland. SNCI 155 560 67 River Mole Rich in bird species: well wooded in parts. SNCI Variety of plant species. 169 391 68 Grenehurst Copse, Clark’s Green, Ancient semi-natural woodland. Capel Large woodland with hornbeam/ash/hazel. SNCI 172 485 69 Glory Wood, Dorking Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI Variety of habitats. 175 474 70 Holmwood Park, Owned by Woodland Trust. North Holmwood Interesting marshy grassland. SNCI 174 535 71 Eastfield Cottage, Mickleham Beech woodland and chalk grassland. SNCI 177 382 72 Clockhouse Gill, Capel Good hornbeam gill with small-leaved lime. SNCI 177 397 73 Strood Copse/Nightlees Hornbeam/ash/hazel. SNCI/pSNCI Copse, Clark’s Green, Capel 179 591 74 Woodfield (north of railway) Species rich acid grassland. SNCI Ashtead Rare species present.

SNCI: Site of Nature Conservation Importance pSNCI: Potential Site of Nature Conservation Importance * Included in 1988 Nature Conservancy Council Provisional Ancient Woodland Inventory

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181 588 75 Woodfield (south of railway) Good range of vascular plants. SNCI APPENDIX 2. Ashtead 180 401 76 Hatchlands Copse (west), Capel Good quality ancient woodland. SNCI 181 414 77 Misbrooks Green, Nr Capel Unimproved grassland. SNCI 184 386 78 Taylors Gill, Capel Ancient hornbeam coppice. Good ground flora. SNCI 183 433 79 Garstons Copse, Beare Green Good size and range of species. SNCI

NATURE CONSERVATION SITES 184 403 80 Hatchlands Copse, Capel Worked coppice. SNCI 182 394 81 Ox Pasture Copse, Capel Worked coppice. SNCI 189 544 82 Cherkley Wood Ancient woodland. Rare species present. SNCI 193 423 83 Knoll Copse, Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 190 380 84 Mosshouse Gill, Nr Capel Ancient semi-natural woodland. Conforms SNCI/pSNCI with other woods with very good gills. 190 391 85 Temple Wood, Nr Capel Ancient semi-natural woodland: hornbeam/ SNCI ash coppice and small-leaved lime. 192 549 86 (west) Headley Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI 193 585 87 Oak pollards: mix of habitat: secondary SNCI/LNR woodland, grassland and ponds. 194 550 88 Nower Wood Nature Reserve, Large ancient semi-natural woodland*. SNCI/NSNR Headley 198 436 89 Reffolds Copse, Newdigate Very large area of ancient woodland: some SNCI/pSNCI clearance and plantation. 198 564 90 Addlestead Wood, Headley Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI Hazel under oak with good flora. 201 550 91 Nower Wood (east) Headley Good size woodland: Surrey Wildlife SNCI Trust Reserve. 205 395 92 Dukes Copse, Newdigate Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI Good hornbeam woodland. 205 427 93 Ancient woodland. Rare species present. SNCI 212 396 94 Leg of Mutton Wood/ Mostly semi-natural woodland. Series of gills The Jordans, Newdigate and hornbeam coppice. Good for butterflies. SNCI 212 442 95 Hammonds Copse, Newdigate Large ancient semi-natural woodland: SNCI owned by Woodland Trust. 218 465 96 Brown Copse, Leigh Mostly ancient hazel, ash, hornbeam and SNCI sessile oak. 27 ancient woodland indicators. 222 428 97 Beam Brook Wood Ancient woodland in gill, wych elm coppice SNCI and beech plantation. 224 424 98 Pockmires Wood and Ancient semi-natural woodland mostly SNCI Beggars Gill, Nr Charlwood managed for nature conservation. 230 429 99 Ricketts Wood, Nr Charlwood Long continuous gill wood of good quality. SNCI/pSNCI 236 425 100 Edolphs Copse, Charlwood Ancient semi-natural woodland. SNCI/LNR 235 459 101 Nalders Wood/Dulands Copse, Part ancient semi-natural woodland. pSNCI Leigh 273 428 102 Withy Gill, Hookwood Wet grassland. Rare species present. SNCI

SNCI: Site of Nature Conservation Importance pSNCI: Potential Site of Nature Conservation Importance NSNR: Non Statutory Nature Reserve LNR: Local Nature Reserve * Included in 1988 Nature Conservancy Council Provisional Ancient Woodland Inventory

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