St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger

St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger is a 38-hectare (94-acre) nature reserve north of Chilworth in Surrey. It is owned by the Albury Estate and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust on behalf of Surrey County Council.[1] Colyers Hanger is a Site of Special Scientific Interest[2] and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[3] Earth circles, which are probably associated with tree planting for Chilworth Manor, are a Scheduled Monument.[4]

St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger
TypeNature reserve
LocationChilworth, Surrey
OS gridTQ028483
Area38 hectares (94 acres)
Managed bySurrey Wildlife Trust

There is a church on the top of St Martha's Hill, which has views of eight counties on a clear day. The site is woodland and calcareous grassland, which has a rare mixture of chalk grassland flora.[1]

There is access from Guildford Lane and Halfpenny Lane.[1]

References
  1. "St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. "Designated Sites View: Colyers Hanger". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  4. "Earth circles on St Martha's Hill". Historic England. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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