| Belton Hills | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Leigh-on-Sea, Essex |
| OS grid | TQ831859 |
| Area | 22.0 hectares |
| Managed by | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council |
Belton Hills is a 22 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex. It is owned and managed by Southend-on-Sea City Council.
This steeply sloping site has large areas of scrub, and there are some rare plant and invertebrates species. Plants include Deptford pink (flowering June-August) and bithynian vetch (flowering May–June), and a survey in 2001 recorded 667 invertebrate taxa.
There is access to the site from Marine Parade and Belton Way.
References
- "Belton Hills". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "Map of Belton Hills". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Wild Essex site profile: Belton Hills". www.wildessex.net. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- "Site Account: Southend on Sea, Belton Hills". Essex Field Club. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
| Local nature reserves in Essex | |
|---|---|
| Basildon | |
| Braintree | |
| Brentwood | |
| Castle Point | |
| Chelmsford | |
| Colchester | |
| Epping Forest | |
| Harlow | |
| Rochford | |
| Southend-on-Sea | |
| Tendring | |
| Thurrock | |
51°32′32″N 0°38′20″E / 51.5423°N 0.639°E / 51.5423; 0.639
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