Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | TQ 119 680[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 63.4 hectares (157 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1999[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Knight and Bessborough Reservoirs is a 63.4-hectare (157-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey.[1][2] It is part of South West London Waterbodies Ramsar site[3] and Special Protection Area[4]
Knight Reservoir and Bessborough Reservoir support many wildfowl, including nationally important numbers of wintering shovelers and substantial populations of gadwalls, cormorants and goldeneyes.[5]
The site is private land with no public access.