Combe Bottom

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|name= Combe Bottom

|aos= Surrey

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|42.1|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1988

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Combe Bottom is a {{convert| 42.1 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Shere in Surrey.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000096&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Combe Bottom | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 7 November 2018}}{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000096%27|title=Map of Combe Bottom|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 7 November 2018}} It is designated a Local Nature Reserve called Shere Woodlands,{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1421608&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Shere Woodlands |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| access-date= 7 November 2018}}{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271421608%27|title=Map of Shere Woodlands|series= Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England| access-date= 7 November 2018}} and is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.{{cite web |url= https://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/shere-woodlands-inc-west-hanger-combe-bottom-netley-plantation |title= Shere Woodlands (inc. West Hanger, Combe Bottom & Netley Plantation) |publisher= Surrey Wildlife Trust |access-date= 7 November 2018 |archive-date= 24 October 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181024192148/https://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/shere-woodlands-inc-west-hanger-combe-bottom-netley-plantation |url-status= dead }}

This site on a slope of the North Downs is mainly woodland and scrub, with a small area of unimproved chalk grassland. The woodland is dominated by beech and yew. There is a wide variety of bryophytes, including the rare moss Herzogiella seligeri.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000096.pdf|title=Combe Bottom citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 7 November 2018}}

There is access from Staple Lane and Combe Lane.