Smart's and Prey Heaths

{{Short description|Protected area in Surrey, England}}

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|aos= Surrey

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|39.0|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1993

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Smart's and Prey Heaths is a {{convert| 39 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Woking in Surrey.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1006793&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Smart's and Prey Heaths| series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 17 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271006793%27 |title=Map of Smart's and Prey Heaths|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 17 November 2018}}

These mainly damp heaths are dominated by ling, cross-leaved heath and purple moor-grass. Other plants include creeping willow, dwarf gorse, oblong-leaved sundew, deergrass and round-leaved sundew.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1006793.pdf |title=Smart's and Prey Heaths citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 17 November 2018}}

The heaths are crossed by footpaths.

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Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey