Combe Bottom 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 ...
north of
Shere 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. ...
.
It is designated a Local Nature Reserve called Shere Woodlands,
and is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
This site on a slope of the North Downs is mainly woodland and scrub, with a small area of unimproved chalk grassland. The woodland is dominated by Fagus sylvatica, beech and Taxus baccata, yew. There is a wide variety of bryophytes, including the rare moss ''Herzogiella seligeri''.
There is access from Staple Lane and Combe Lane.
References
{{Surrey Wildlife Trust
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey
Local nature reserves in the United Kingdom
Natural regions of England
Surrey Wildlife Trust