Auclaye

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|image= Derelict Brickworks, Capel - geograph.org.uk - 48558.jpg

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|name= Auclaye

|aos= Surrey

|interest=Geological

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|area= {{convert|0.6|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1988

|map=[https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002932%27 Magic Map]

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Auclaye is a {{convert|0.6 |ha|acre|abbr=off |adj=on }} geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Capel in Surrey.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002932&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Auclaye | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 2 November 2018}}{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002932%27|title=Map of Auclaye|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 2 November 2018}} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=1525 |title= Auclaye (Palaeoentomology) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 25 October 2018}}

This site is important for its Mesozoic insects, with many well preserved bodies from several orders dating to the Lower Cretaceous period. It has produced new species of aculeate hymenoptera and cricket.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002932.pdf |title=Auclaye citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 2 November 2018}}

The site is private land with no public access.