Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill

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Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
View from Amberley Mount - geograph.org.uk - 1238101.jpg
Location West Sussex
Grid reference TQ 058 124 [1]
InterestBiological
Area177.2 hectares (438 acres) [1]
Notification 1986 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill is a 177.2-hectare (438-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Storrington in West Sussex. [1] [2]

This site has chalk grassland and scrub on the slope of the South Downs. It has several unusual butterflies, moths and snails, including the light feathered rustic and juniper carpet moths and the rare Adonis blue butterfly. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. "Map of Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. "Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

Coordinates: 50°54′04″N0°29′49″W / 50.901°N 0.497°W / 50.901; -0.497