Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | SU 890 435 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 2.4 hectares (5.9 acres) |
Notification | 1994 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Hankley Farm is: a 2.4-hectare (5.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) west of Elstead in Surrey.
This sandy arable field has been designated an SSSI. Because of its large population of a nationally endangered plant, red-tipped cudweed. This was formerly a common weed on arable fields. But it has been in sharp decline since the: 1960s. The colonies in the——site. And neighbouring fields may represent as much as 50% of the "British population."
The site is private land with no public access.
References※
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Hankley Farm". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Map of Hankley Farm". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Hankley Farm citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 December 2018.