Molesey Heath

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

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]

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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