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

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

↑ "Notification of SSSIs". English Nature. Retrieved 24 May 2008.

1 2 3 Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 26 February 2008. (PDF files).

"Adur Estuary" (PDF).

"Amberley Mount To Sullington Hill" (PDF).

"Amberley Wild Brooks" (PDF).

"Ambersham Common" (PDF).

"Arun Banks" (PDF).

"Arundel Park" (PDF).

"Beeding Hill To Newtimber Hill" (PDF).

"Bognor Common Quarry" (PDF).

"Bognor Reef" (PDF).

"Bracklesham Bay" (PDF).

"Buchan Hill Ponds" (PDF).

"Burton Park" (PDF).

"Chanctonbury Hill" (PDF).

"Chantry Mill" (PDF).

"Chapel Common" (PDF).

"Chichester Harbour" (PDF).

"Chiddingfold Forest" (PDF).

"Cissbury Ring" (PDF).

"Clayton To Offham Escarpment" (PDF).

"Climping Beach" (PDF).

"Coates Castle" (PDF).

"Coneyhurst Cutting" (PDF).

"Coppedhall Hanger" (PDF).

"Cow Wood And Harry's Wood" (PDF).

"Duncton To Bignor Escarpment" (PDF).

"Eartham Pit, Boxgrove" (PDF).

"East Dean Park Wood" (PDF).

"Ebernoe Common" (PDF).

"Fairmile Bottom" (PDF).

"Felpham" (PDF).

"Forest Mere" (PDF).

"Freshfield Lane" (PDF).

"Fyning Moor" (PDF).

"Halnaker Chalk Pit" (PDF).

"Harting Downs" (PDF).

"Heyshott Down" (PDF).

"Horton Clay Pit" (PDF).

"House Copse" (PDF).

"Hurston Warren" (PDF).

"Iping Common" (PDF).

"Kingley Vale" (PDF).

"Lavington Common" (PDF).

"Levin Down" (PDF).

"Marehill Quarry" (PDF).

"Mills Rocks" (PDF).

"Northpark Copse To Snapelands Copse" (PDF).

"Pads Wood" (PDF).

"Pagham Harbour" (PDF).

"Parham Park" (PDF).

"Park Farm Cutting" (PDF).

"Perry Copse Outcrops" (PDF).

"Philpot's And Hook Quarries" (PDF).

"Pulborough Brooks" (PDF).

"Rake Hanger" (PDF).

"Rook Clift" (PDF).

"Scaynes Hill" (PDF).

"Selsey, East Beach" (PDF).

"Shillinglee Lake" (PDF).

"Singleton And Cocking Tunnels" (PDF).

"Slinfold Stream And Quarry" (PDF).

"St. Leonard's Forest" (PDF).

"St. Leonard's Park Ponds" (PDF).

"Stone Hill Rocks" (PDF).

"Sullington Warren" (PDF).

"The Mens" (PDF).

"Treyford To Bepton Down" (PDF).

"Turners Hill" (PDF).

"Upper Arun" (PDF).

"Wakehurst & Chiddingly Woods" (PDF).

"Waltham Brooks" (PDF).

"Warnham" (PDF).

"West Dean Woods" (PDF).

"West Harting Down" (PDF).

"West Hoathly" (PDF).

"Wolstonbury Hill" (PDF).

"Woolbeding And Pound Commons" (PDF).

"Woolmer Forest" (PDF).

"Worth Forest" (PDF).

1 2 "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 February 2008.

SSSIs in the United Kingdom, grouped by Area of Search

England	Avon Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cleveland Cornwall County Durham Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset East Sussex Essex Gloucestershire Greater London Greater Manchester Hampshire Hereford and Worcester Hertfordshire Humberside Isle of Wight Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Merseyside Norfolk North Yorkshire Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Shropshire Somerset South Yorkshire Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Tyne and Wear Warwickshire West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wiltshire

Scotland	Angus and Dundee Annandale and Eskdale Badenoch and Strathspey Banff and Buchan Berwickshire and Roxburgh Caithness Clydesdale and South East Glasgow Cumnock and Kyle Dumbarton and North Glasgow Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy East Perth East Ross and Cromarty Edinburgh and West Lothian Falkirk and Clackmannan Gordon and Aberdeen Inverness Islay and Jura Kincardine and Deeside Kintyre Lorne Mid and East Lothian Mid Argyll and Cowal Moray and Nairn Mull, Coll and Tiree Nithsdale North East Fife North Lochaber North West Sutherland North Wester Ross and Cromarty Orkney Renfrew and Cunninghame Rum and the Small Isles Shetland Skye and Lochalsh South East Sutherland South Lochaber South Perth South Wester Ross and Cromarty Stirling Tweeddale and Ettrick and Lauderdale West Perth Western Isles North Western Isles South Wigtown and Stewartry

Wales	Brecknock Carmarthen & Dinefwr Ceredigion Clwyd East Gwynedd Gwent Mid & South Glamorgan Montgomery Preseli & South Pembrokeshire Radnor West Glamorgan West Gwynedd

Northern Ireland	County Antrim County Armagh County Down County Fermanagh County Londonderry County Tyrone

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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex

Sites

See also

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References