Public notice: Wealdon Heaths NNR
Published 3 September 2026
Applies to England
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National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Declaration of National Nature Reserve
Parish of Frensham
County of Surrey
Notice is hereby given that:
In pursuance of section 19(1) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and section 35(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, Natural England has, by the Wealden Heaths National Nature Reserve No. 2 Declaration made on the 17th August 2026, declared that the land referred to therein is no longer a National Nature Reserve.
The land having a total area of 8.34 hectares or thereabouts, situated in the Parish of Frensham in the County of Surrey and shown cross hatched and unshaded on the maps attached to the said Declaration, has ceased to be a national nature reserve. The land having a total area of 2757.16 hectares or thereabouts remains declared as NNR.
The declaration and associated maps may be viewed on Natural England’s website at:
Alistair Helliwell, Area Senior Officer, National Nature Reserves
on behalf of Natural England