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'''Sheepleas''' is a {{convert|99.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off |adj=on }} biological and geological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] east of [[Guildford]] in [[Surrey]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001171&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Sheepleas | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 16 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001171%27|title=Map of Sheepleas|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 16 November 2018}}</ref> It is a [[Geological Conservation Review]] site<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=845|title= Mountain Wood (Quaternary of South-East England) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 28 October 2018}}</ref> and a [[Local Nature Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1421607&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Sheepleas |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England |accessdate= 14 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271421607%27 |title=Map of Sheepleas |series= Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 16 November 2018}}</ref> It is owned by [[Surrey County Council]] and managed by the [[Surrey Wildlife Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/sheepleas |title= Sheepleas |publisher= Surrey Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 14 November 2018}}</ref>
'''Sheepleas''' is a {{convert|99.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off |adj=on }} biological and geological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] east of [[Guildford]] in [[Surrey]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001171&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Sheepleas | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 16 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001171%27|title=Map of Sheepleas|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 16 November 2018}}</ref> It is a [[Geological Conservation Review]] site<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=845|title= Mountain Wood (Quaternary of South-East England) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 28 October 2018}}</ref> and a [[Local Nature Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1421607&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Sheepleas |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England |accessdate= 14 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271421607%27 |title=Map of Sheepleas |series= Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 16 November 2018}}</ref> It is owned by [[Surrey County Council]] and managed by the [[Surrey Wildlife Trust]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url= https://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/sheepleas |title= Sheepleas |publisher= Surrey Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 14 November 2018}}</ref>


== History ==
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This sloping site on the [[North Downs]] has woodland, scrub and botanically rich grassland. The diverse invertebrate fauna includes two nationally rare flies, ''[[Norellia spinipes]]'' and ''[[Microdon devius]]''. A cutting in Mountain Wood exposes a unique gravel [[Pleistocene]] deposit which throws light on the [[Quaternary]] history of the [[Weald]] and the evolution of the [[London Basin]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001171.pdf |title=Sheepleas citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 16 November 2018}}</ref>
The sheepleas was a long-standing area sheep grazing area<ref name=":0" /> ('''[[wiktionary:leah#Old English|lēah]]''<nowiki/>' being an [[Old English]] term for [[pasture]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of LEA|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lea|access-date=2021-06-01|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en}}</ref> In 1915, it was included as one of 284 nature reserves on [[the Rothschild List]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2015|title=The Rothschild List: 1915-2015 A review 100 years on|url=https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/files/files/Rothschild%27s%20List%20100%20Years%20On.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321224943/https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/files/files/Rothschild%27s%20List%20100%20Years%20On.pdf|archive-date=21 March 2016|access-date=7 May 2017|publisher=[[The Wildlife Trusts]]}}</ref> Part of the sheepleas [[Surrey County Council]] bought in 1936 and a further area in the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sheepleas; Visitor Guide and Self-guided Trails|url=https://data.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/files/Sheepleas%20Self-guided%20Trail%20Leaflet.pdf|website=data.wildlifetrusts.org|publisher=Surrey County Council}}</ref>

== Geography ==
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This sloping site on the [[North Downs]] has woodland, scrub and botanically rich grassland. The diverse invertebrate fauna includes two nationally rare flies, ''[[Norellia spinipes]]'' and ''[[Microdon devius]]''. A cutting in Mountain Wood exposes a unique gravel [[Pleistocene]] deposit which throws light on the [[Quaternary]] history of the [[Weald]] and the evolution of the [[London Basin]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001171.pdf |title=Sheepleas citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 16 November 2018}}</ref>


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[[Category:Surrey Wildlife Trust]]
[[Category:Surrey Wildlife Trust]]
[[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey]]
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Latest revision as of 09:29, 24 October 2024

Sheepleas
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Cowslip Meadow
LocationSurrey
Grid referenceTQ 089 516[1]
InterestBiological
Geological
Area99.9 hectares (247 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Sheepleas is a 99.9-hectare (247-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Guildford in Surrey.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site[3] and a Local Nature Reserve.[4][5] It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[6]

History

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The sheepleas was a long-standing area sheep grazing area[6] ('lēah' being an Old English term for pasture).[7] In 1915, it was included as one of 284 nature reserves on the Rothschild List.[8] Part of the sheepleas Surrey County Council bought in 1936 and a further area in the 1950s.[9]

Geography

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This sloping site on the North Downs has woodland, scrub and botanically rich grassland. The diverse invertebrate fauna includes two nationally rare flies, Norellia spinipes and Microdon devius. A cutting in Mountain Wood exposes a unique gravel Pleistocene deposit which throws light on the Quaternary history of the Weald and the evolution of the London Basin.[10]

The site is open to the public.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Sheepleas". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Sheepleas". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Mountain Wood (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Designated Sites View: Sheepleas". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Map of Sheepleas". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Sheepleas". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Definition of LEA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ "The Rothschild List: 1915-2015 A review 100 years on" (PDF). The Wildlife Trusts. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Sheepleas; Visitor Guide and Self-guided Trails" (PDF). data.wildlifetrusts.org. Surrey County Council.
  10. ^ "Sheepleas citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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