List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex

West Sussex, and its location within the United Kingdom

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in West Sussex, a county in South East England.

As of 2009, there are 78 sites designated within this Area of Search, of which have been designated for their biological interest, 19 for their geological interest, and 5 for both biological and geological interest.

In England, the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which selects sites because of their flora, fauna, geological or physiographical features.[1] Natural England took over the role of designating and managing SSSIs from English Nature in October 2006 when it was formed from the amalgamation of English Nature, parts of the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service.

The data in this table is taken from Natural England's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.[2]

Sites

Contents :
Site name Reason for designation Area[A] Grid reference[B][C] Year in which notified[D] Map[E]
Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres
Adur Estuary Green tick 62.2 153.6 TQ208056 1987 Map
Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill Green tick 181.2 447.7 TQ060127 1954 Map
Amberley Wild Brooks Green tick 322.6 797.1 TQ033142 1954 Map
Ambersham Common Green tick 140.2 346.3 SU910195 1954 Map
Arun Banks Green tick 25.1 62.0 TQ029100 1954 Map
Arundel Park Green tick 140.5 347.1 TQ015082 1954 Map
Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill Green tick Green tick 272.9 674.2 TQ232112 1954 Map
Bognor Common Quarry Green tick 26.0 64.2 TQ005213 1987 Map
Bognor Reef Green tick Green tick 64.4 159.1 SZ912982 1980 Map
Bracklesham Bay Green tick Green tick 201.9 499.0 SZ775975 1980 Map
Buchan Hill Ponds Green tick 19.2 47.4 TQ245343 1954 Map
Burton Park Green tick 43.2 106.7 SU977178 1954 Map
Chanctonbury Hill Green tick 78.6 194.2 TQ143120 1954 Map
Chantry Mill Green tick 8.6 21.3 TQ093138 1987 Map
Chapel Common Green tick 100.9 249.3 SU820284 1998 Map
Chichester Harbour Green tick Green tick 3,695.0 9,130.3 SU760000 1970 Map
Chiddingfold Forest Green tick 543.9 1,344.0 SU994310 1975 Map
Cissbury Ring Green tick 81.9 202.4 TQ140080 1980 Map
Clayton to Offham Escarpment Green tick 429.6 1,061.5 TQ350128 1953 Map
Climping Beach Green tick 65.8 162.6 TQ020010 1989 Map
Coates Castle Green tick 7.6 18.8 SU991175 1993 Map
Coneyhurst Cutting Green tick 0.2 0.4 TQ101244 1992 Map
Coppedhall Hanger Green tick 0.6 1.6 TQ078276 1991 Map
Cow Wood and Harry's Wood Green tick 74.1 183.1 TQ270299 1966 Map
Duncton to Bignor Escarpment Green tick 230.0 568.3 SU970133 1954 Map
Eartham Pit, Boxgrove Green tick 9.8 24,3 SU923087 1997 Map
East Dean Park Wood Green tick 18.2 45.0 SU900118 1988 Map
Ebernoe Common Green tick 234.0 578.4 SU976271 2003 Map
Fairmile Bottom Green tick 68.0 168.0 SU990094 1987 Map
Felpham Green tick 1.9 4.7 SZ948993 1988 Map
Forest Mere Green tick 14.0 34.6 SU820300 1980 Map
Freshfield Lane Green tick 16.8 41.4 TQ384265 1999 Map
Fyning Moor Green tick 12.7 31.3 SU814233 1965 Map
Halnaker Chalk Pit Green tick 6.5 16.2 SU922090 1992 Map
Harting Downs Green tick 351.1 867.3 SU797186 1954 Map
Heyshott Down Green tick 42.2 104.2 SU895167 1954 Map
Horton Clay Pit Green tick 0.4 0.9 TQ209124 1991 Map
House Copse Green tick 12.4 30.6 TQ228358 Map
Hurston Warren Green tick 66.4 164.1 TQ072171 1954 Map
Iping Common Green tick 124.6 307.9 SU856219 1954 Map
Kingley Vale Green tick 209.4 517.4 SU822107 1952 Map
Lavington Common Green tick 30.7 75.8 SU950189 1965 Map
Levin Down Green tick 27.7 68.4 SU886135 1987 Map
Marehill Quarry Green tick 1.1 2.7 TQ064186 1987 Map
Mills Rocks Green tick 2.3 5,5 TQ414371 1966 Map
Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse Green tick 94.2 232.6 SU885258
SU916251
1954 Map
Pads Wood Green tick 21.7 53.6 SU790165 1980 Map
Pagham Harbour Green tick 615.9 1,521.9 SZ875970 1954 Map
Parham Park Green tick 263.4 650.9 TQ059148 1965 Map
Park Farm Cutting Green tick 0.2 0.5 TQ039190 1954 Map
Perry Copse Outcrops Green tick 0.2 0.5 SU892288 1992 Map
Philpot's and Hook Quarries Green tick 2.4 5.9 TQ355318 1954 Map
Pulborough Brooks Green tick 158.8 392.5 TQ052169 1998 Map
Rake Hanger Green tick 29.2 72.2 SU795266 1988 Map
Rook Clift Green tick 10.8 26.7 SU822183 1997 Map
Scaynes Hill Green tick 0.0 0.1 TQ391228 1999 Map
Selsey, East Beach Green tick 1.8 4.4 SZ861925 1988 Map
Shillinglee Lake Green tick 17.0 42.0 SU968311 1954 Map
Singleton and Cocking Tunnels Green tick 4.8 11.9 SU873155 1989 Map
Slinfold Stream and Quarry Green tick 1.9 4.8 TQ125312
TQ127318
1990 Map
St. Leonard's Forest Green tick 84.5 208.8 TQ230295 1954 Map
St. Leonard's Park Ponds Green tick 4.0 9.9 TQ200308 1954 Map
Stone Hill Rocks Green tick 0.6 1.6 TQ380347 1989 Map
Sullington Warren Green tick 25.2 62.2 TQ097145 1954 Map
The Mens Green tick 204.4 505.1 TQ025231 1963 Map
Treyford to Bepton Down Green tick 122.3 302.2 SU840176 1954 Map
Turners Hill Green tick 0.2 0.4 TQ339354 1999 Map
Upper Arun Green tick 40.0 99.0 TQ050221 1988 Map
Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods Green tick Green tick 164.0 405.2 TQ341320 1954 Map
Waltham Brooks Green tick 48.6 120.1 TQ023155 1987 Map
Warnham Green tick 28.4 70.0 TQ178353 1992 Map
West Dean Woods Green tick 17.3 42.7 SU847156 1980 Map
West Harting Down Green tick 13.9 34.3 SU763180 1980 Map
West Hoathly Green tick 0.7 1.6 TQ374327 1998 Map
Wolstonbury Hill Green tick 58.6 144.8 TQ282140 1954 Map
Woolbeding and Pound Commons Green tick 171.3 423.3 SU874245 1998 Map
Woolmer Forest Green tick 1,293.9 3,197.4 SU800322 1959 Map
Worth Forest Green tick 44.3 109.5 TQ259331 1954 Map

See also

Notes

A Data rounded to one decimal place.
B Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey.[3]
C Those SSSIs with more than one OS grid reference are composed of multiple sections, separated by non-SSSI land.[3]
D Site notification consists of designating a site as an SSSI and consulting with the owner(s). This list uses the date notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
E Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.
F Clayton To Offham Escarpment site extends into the county of East Sussex and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in East Sussex.[2]
G Woolmer Forest site extends into the county of Hampshire and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in Hampshire.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of SSSIs". English Nature. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 26 February 2008. (PDF files).
  3. 1 2 "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
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