Ash Ranges

Ash Ranges is a 1,392-hectare (3,440-acre) nature reserve west of Pirbright in Surrey. It is owned by the Ministry of Defence and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area[2] and the Ash to Brookwood Heaths Site of Special Scientific Interest[3]

Ash Ranges
TypeNature reserve
LocationPirbright, Surrey
OS gridSU936529
Area1,392 hectares (3,440 acres)
Managed bySurrey Wildlife Trust

This large area of dry heath provides a habitat for many rare plants, invertebrates and reptiles, including the rare sand lizard.[4] There are flora such as the carnivorous round-leaved sundew, bell heather and early-purple orchid, and heath tiger and green tiger beetles, while birds include nightjars, woodlarks and Dartford warblers.[1]

There is no access to danger areas when red flags are flying.

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References
  1. "Ash Ranges". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Ash to Brookwood Heaths". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. "Ash Ranges | Surrey Wildlife Trust". www.surreywildlifetrust.org. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

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