Belton Hills is a 22 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex. It is owned and managed by Southend-on-Sea City Council.[1][2]
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Leigh-on-Sea, Essex |
| OS grid | TQ831859 |
| Area | 22.0 hectares |
| Managed by | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council |
This steeply sloping site has large areas of scrub, and there are some rare plant and invertebrates species. Plants include Deptford pink (flowering June-August) and bithynian vetch (flowering May–June),[3] and a survey in 2001 recorded 667 invertebrate taxa.[4]
There is access to the site from Marine Parade and Belton Way.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Belton Hills". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Map of Belton Hills". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Wild Essex site profile: Belton Hills". www.wildessex.net. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ "Site Account: Southend on Sea, Belton Hills". Essex Field Club. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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