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Shabden Park
TypeNature reserve
LocationChipstead, Surrey
OS gridTQ 274 563
Area103 hectares (250 acres)
Managed bySurrey Wildlife Trust

Shabden Park is a 103-hectare (250-acre) nature reserve in Chipstead in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust and is part of the Chipstead Downs Site of Special Scientific Interest.

This is a working farm which has wildflower meadows on chalk grassland together with areas of woodland. It has a nationally scarce species of mining bee and other fauna include Roesel's bush-cricket and a variety of birds and butterflies.

There is access to footpaths through the farm only.

References

  1. ^ "Shabden Park". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. "Designated Sites View: Chipstead Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

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