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Chalk Grassland Habitat Audit

Chalk Grassland Area in London by Borough

Bromley, Sutton, Croydon, Hillingdon, Lewisham

Croydon

Name of Site

Grid Ref.

Habitat Survey Parcel

Area (ha)

Montpelier Heights

5320 1625

20008

0.85

Foxley Down (wood)

5315 1605

20011

2.13

Riddlesdown and surrounds

5331 1600

20012

23.67

The Pit *

5337 1594

20014

2.31

Addington Golf Complex

5375 1624

20023

10.64

Happy Valley and Farthing Down

5310 1570

20038

36.34

Croham Hurst

5340 1632

20041

3.68

Coulsden Quarry

5303 1592

20046

0.55 (0.88 ncc)

Fairdean & Hooley Farm *

5299 1579

20047

37.72

Chipstead Chalk Pastures *

5290 1575

20048

13.82

Croydon Covered Res.

5316 1627

20061

1.70 (1.9 ncc)

Old Lodge Sports Ground

5308 1606

20065

0.3

Kenley Common

5331 1589

20067

3.70

Purley Downs

5327 1614

20083

7.95

Betts Mead Kenley *

5319 1585

20086

2.54

Coulsden Chalk Scrub *

5302 1590

20103

0.06

Star Shaw Field & Railway *

5292 1575

20104

0.53

Coulsdon Memorial Recreation Ground

5301 1490

20313

0.5

Hutchinson’s Bank, Frylands Wood & Chapel Hill

5383 1615

20021

7.56

Coulsden Common

5332 1570

20069 (site data from CoL)

2

Roundshaw Open Space

5313 1627

 

20

Sub Total

184 ha - 58% of London’s resource

Hillingdon

Name of Site

Grid Ref.

LEU Habitat Parcel

Area (ha)

Summer House Lane Chalk Pit *

5043 1916

26113

0.44

Springwell Chalk Pit *

5048 1926

26114

0.84

Coppermill Down

5043 1906

26059

4.40

Sub Total

6 ha - 2% of London’s resource

Lewisham

Name of Site

Grid Ref.

LEU Habitat Parcel

Area (ha)

Hither Green Nature Reserve (Grove Park Railway Cutting & Allotments) 5402 1728 7002 0.52
Sub Total     0.5 - 0.3% of London’s resource

NB: Sub Totals are rounded to the nearest hectare.
* Not shown in LEU 1984 data as CG. Data source Swales, 1992.

Bromley, Sutton

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