Blackheath is a biological
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
south-east of
Guildford
Guildford ()
is a town in west Surrey, around southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildf ...
in
Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
.
This area of dry lowland heath and acid grassland is managed for conservation and fauna includes a wide range of breeding birds, the vulnerable heathland spider
Oxyopes heterophthalmus
''Oxyopes heterophthalmus'' is a lynx spider from the family Oxyopidae, it is the type species of the genus ''Oxyopes'' and was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804, it has a Palearctic distribution.
Description
The palps of the male h ...
and the rare beetle
Lomechusoides strumosa
''Lomechusoides'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae
The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their a ...
. There is also woodland which has a rare moss,
Dicranum polysetum.
Blackheath Lane and Littleford Lane go through the site.
References
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey