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Newdigate Brickworks

Coordinates: 51°10′16″N 0°16′41″W / 51.171°N 0.278°W / 51.171; -0.278
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Newdigate Brickworks
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TypeNature reserve
LocationNewdigate, Surrey
OS gridTQ 205 427
Area24 hectares (59 acres)
Managed bySurrey Wildlife Trust

Newdigate Brickworks is a 24-hectare (59-acre) nature reserve in Newdigate in Surrey, England. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[1]

The clay pits of this former brickworks are now lakes and ponds which provide habitats for great crested newts and dragonflies such as the broad-bodied chaser and emperor. Other habitats are woodland, scrub, grassland and marsh and 188 plant species have been recorded.[1]

There is access from Hoggspudding Lane.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Newdigate Brickworks". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

51°10′16″N 0°16′41″W / 51.171°N 0.278°W / 51.171; -0.278