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Charleshill SSSI

Coordinates: 51°11′17″N 0°43′16″W / 51.188°N 0.721°W / 51.188; -0.721
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Charleshill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSurrey
Grid referenceSU 895 440[1]
InterestBiological
Area10.1 hectares (25 acres)[1]
Notification1988[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Charleshill SSSI is a 10.1-hectare (25-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Elstead in Surrey.[1][2] It is part of Thundry Meadows nature reserve, which is owned and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust[3]

This site has wet and dry meadows with a very wet area which has quaking mire. The mire is dominated by bottle sedge, marsh cinquefoil and bog-bean, together with white sedge in the wettest part. There is also some wet woodland.[4]

There is access from Farnham Road.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Charleshill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Charleshill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Thundry Meadows". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Charleshill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

51°11′17″N 0°43′16″W / 51.188°N 0.721°W / 51.188; -0.721