Brockham Limeworks

Brockham Limeworks is a 45-hectare (110-acre) nature reserve north of Brockham in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[1] Part of it is a Scheduled Monument,[2] and it is part of the Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest[3] and Special Area of Conservation.[4]

Brockham Limeworks
Type	Nature reserve
Location	Brockham, Surrey
OS grid	TQ205513
Area	45 hectares (110 acres)
Managed by	Surrey Wildlife Trust

Digging on this former chalk quarry continued on the site until 1936. It had two batteries of lime kilns, which have become roosting sites for bats. Some of the floor of the quarry has become species rich chalk grassland, with plants such as broad-leaved helleborine and pyramidal, common spotted, fragrant and bee orchids.[1]

There is access from The Coombe in Betchworth.[1]

References

1. "Brockham Limeworks". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
2. Historic England. "Brockham Lime Works: lime kilns and hearthstone min (1021322)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
3. "Designated Sites View: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
4. "Designated Sites View: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 28 October 2018.