Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | West Sussex |
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Grid reference | SU 868 255 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 171.9 hectares (425 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1998 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Woolbeding and Pound Commons is a 171.9-hectare (425-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Midhurst in West Sussex. [1] [2]
The commons have areas of wet and dry heath, woodland, ponds and wet flushes. Invertebrates include a number of Red Data Book species, such as the bee Hylaeus gibbus, the Eumenes coarctatus and Psen bruxellensis wasps and the click-beetle Hylis olexai. The site also provides a habitat for three rare birds, woodlark, nightjar and Dartford warbler. [3]
The site is crossed by roads and footpaths.
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