Hackhurst and White Downs
Hackhurst and White Downs is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Dorking in Surrey. White Downs is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and part of it is in the White Downs nature reserve, which is owned by the Wotton Estate and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust . Hackhurst Downs is a Local Nature Reserve, which part of the Hackhurst Downs nature reserve, which is owned by Surrey County Council and also managed by the SWT.
This steeply sloping site is part of the North Downs escarpment, which has grassland, secondary woodland and scrub. It has a rich invertebrate fauna with forty species of butterfly, including adonis blue, chalkhill blue, brown hairstreak, Duke of Burgundy fritillary, marbled white and silver-spotted skipper.
