Molesey Heath

Molesey Heath is a 17.8-hectare (44-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Molesey in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Elmbridge Borough Council.[1][2]

Molesey Heath


Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Molesey, Surrey
OS grid	TQ 132 671
Area	17.8 hectares (44 acres)
Managed by	Elmbridge Borough Council

This site was formerly a gravel pit and then a landfill site. It has been colonised naturally by rough grassland and scrub. Fauna include burrowing bees, wasps and diverse bird species such as little ringed plovers and redshanks.[1]

There is access from Approach Road. The heath can also be accessed on foot via the Walton and Weybridge Footpath and Bridleway[3] from Lower Green, Esher.[4]

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References

"Molesey Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
"Map of Molesey Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
"Surrey Interactive Map". surreymaps.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
"Lower Green 10k run". Lower Green Esher. 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-03-28.

51.392°N 0.374°W / 51.392; -0.374

Local Nature Reserves in Surrey
Elmbridge	Claygate Common Esher Common Molesey Heath Stokes Field West End Common
Epsom and Ewell	Epsom Common Hogsmill Horton Country Park
Guildford	Chinthurst Hill Fox Corner Wildlife Area Hackhurst Downs Lakeside Park Ockham and Wisley Pewley Down Riverside Park Sheepleas Shere Woodlands Snaky Lane Community Wildlife Area Whitmoor and Rickford Commons
Mole Valley	Ashtead Park Edolph's Copse Inholms Clay Pit River Mole
Reigate and Banstead	Earlswood Common Reigate Heath
Runnymede	Chertsey Meads Riverside Walk, Virginia Water
Surrey Heath	Bisley and West End Commons Brentmoor Heath
Tandridge	Blanchman's Farm Blindley Heath Centenary Fields Hill Park, Tatsfield Lingfield Wildlife Area Nore Hill Pinnacle Staffhurst Wood, Lingfield
Waverley	Farnham Park The Flashes Rodborough Common Rowhill Copse Sayer's Croft Weybourne
Woking	Mayford Meadows White Rose Lane

Borough of Elmbridge

Towns, villages and
neighbourhoods

Cobham	Cobham Downside Stoke d'Abernon
Esher	Claygate Esher Hinchley Wood West End
Surbiton	Long Ditton
Thames Ditton	Thames Ditton Weston Green
Molesey	Molesey (in traditional parish, East Molesey and West Molesey)
Leatherhead	Oxshott
Walton on Thames	Ashley Park Burwood Park Hersham Walton-on-Thames
Weybridge	Oatlands St George's Hill Weybridge

Notable parks

Places of worship

Education

Transport

Railway stations	Claygate Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon Esher Hampton Court Hersham Hinchley Wood Oxshott Thames Ditton Walton-on-Thames Weybridge
Roads	M25 A3 A244 A307 A3050
Notable other	Thames Path London Outer Orbital Path

Buildings and structures

Sport

Places listed are articles notable as settlements, arranged by post town
The M25 motorway follows approximately a boundary and is included for its regional importance.

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