Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | TQ 036 566 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 70.0 hectares (173 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1986 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Papercourt Marshes is a 10-hectare (25-acre) nature reserve in the borough of Guildford in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. [2] A roughly 50 hectares (120 acres) lake and associated surrounds, including the marshes totalling 20.0 hectares (49 acres) is designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as Papercourt. [1] [3]
This site has a variety of wetland habitats with marshes, unimproved meadows, streams and flooded gravel pits. More than seventy species of birds breed on Papercourt and ninety species winter there. [4]
The stream, and banks are rich in flora such as greater sweet-grass, reed canary grass and red pondweed. [5]
Access is limited to Papercourt Sailing Club, chosen ecologists and ornithologists.