West Harting Down SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | West Sussex |
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Grid reference | SU 761 179[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 13.9 hectares (34 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1985[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
West Harting Down SSSI is a 13.9-hectare (34-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of South Harting in West Sussex.[1][2] It is part of the 317.9-hectare (786-acre) West Harting Down, which is managed by Forestry England.[3]
This is mainly mature yew forest on the chalk of the South Downs. There are also areas of chalk grassland with flora such as rock rose, carnation sedge, perforate St John’s wort and salad burnet, with grasses such as red fescue, tor-grass and common bent.[4]
The Sussex Border Path runs through West Harting Down close to the SSSI.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: West Harting Down". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Map of West Harting Down". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "West Harting Down". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "West Harting Down citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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