Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment and there are well developed river cliffs where alluvial fans have diverted the River Mole against the valley sides. Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment is a biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Reigate in Surrey. It is a Geological Conservation Review site and a Special Area of Conservation. Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. Two small private nature reserves in the site are managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust, Dawcombe and Fraser Down. This eight mile long site on the North Downs contains an outstanding range
American shrew mole American shrew mole The American shrew mole ("Neurotrichus gibbsii") is the smallest species of mole. It is the only living member of the genus "Neurotrichus" and the tribe Neurotrichini. It is also known as Gibb's shrew mole and least shrew mole. It is not closely related to the Asian shrew mole ("Uropsilus" in Urotrichini). The reason that it is called a "shrew mole" instead of being called either a "shrew" or a "mole" is because of its fur, which is a characteristic of shrews and its large head and heavy dentition, which is characteristic of moles. It is found in