Wildlife reserves · London
Reigate Heath
Reigate Heath — nature reserve in Surrey, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Reigate · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Reigate Heath is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Surrey, UK". Coordinates: 51.2360°, -0.2300°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Reigate Heath SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Reigate Heath is a 61.7-hectare (152-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Reigate in Surrey. An area of 51.6 hectares (128 acres) is also a Local Nature Reserve. Seven bowl barrows dating to the Bronze Age are designated Scheduled Monuments. Most of the site is heath and acidic grassland, with some areas of woodland and marshy meadow. One part is a golf course. The heath is mainly ling, bell heather and wavy hair-grass. Marshy meadows have Yorkshire fog, sharp-flowered rush, meadowsweet, wild angelica and marsh marigold. There is public access to most of the site apart from the golf course.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.2360, -0.2300
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Reigate and Banstead
- Parish
- Reigate and Banstead, unparished area
- Postcode
- RH2 8RL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reigate
- Nearest railway station
- Reigate — 1.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7310078 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Reigate Heath (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Reigate Heath?
- Reigate Heath is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode RH2 8RL), in the parish of Reigate and Banstead, unparished area.
- Is Reigate Heath a listed building?
- Reigate Heath is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Reigate Heath a protected site?
- Yes — Reigate Heath is part of the Reigate Heath SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Reigate Heath free to visit?
- Yes, Reigate Heath is free to enter.
- How do I get to Reigate Heath?
- The nearest railway station is Reigate, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RH2 8RL.
- Are dogs allowed at Reigate Heath?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.