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Glover's Wood

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Glover's Wood is a 74.5-hectare (184-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Charlwood in Surrey. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.This semi-natural broadleaved wood has a very rich ground flora, including dog's mercury, yellow archangel, ramsons and woodland buttercup. The insect fauna has not been well studied, but it is known that there are some rare craneflies such as Molophilus lackschewitzianus.The site is crossed by footpaths.

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Glover's Wood
Russ Hill, Mole Valley Charlwood

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N 51.152 ° E -0.246 °
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RH6 0EL Mole Valley, Charlwood
England, United Kingdom
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