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Papercourt
Site of Special Scientific Interest
The River Wey Navigation near Papercourt SSSI - geograph.org.uk - 96583.jpg
Area of Search Surrey
Interest Biological
Area 70.0 hectares (173 acres)
Notification 1986
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Papercourt Marshes is a 10-hectare (25-acre) nature reserve in the south-east of the borough of Woking in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. A roughly 50 hectares (120 acres) lake and associated surrounds, including the marshes totalling 20.0 hectares (49 acres) is designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as Papercourt.

This site has a variety of wetland habitats with marshes, unimproved meadows, streams and flooded gravel pits. More than seventy species of birds breed on Papercourt and ninety species winter there.

The stream, and banks are rich in flora such as greater sweet-grass, reed canary grass and red pondweed.

Access is limited to Papercourt Sailing Club, chosen ecologists and ornithologists.

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