Ambersham Common

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Ambersham Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Path junction on the New Lipchis Way - geograph.org.uk - 1009622.jpg
Location West Sussex
Grid reference SU 909 194 [1]
InterestBiological
Area141.6 hectares (350 acres) [1]
Notification 1986 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Ambersham Common is a 141.6-hectare (350-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Midhurst in West Sussex. [1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2. [3]

This site is mainly heathland with a wide range of invertebrates, including three nationally rare species. There are also areas of bog and acid carr. It has a diverse variety of bird species, including some which are rare, such as nightjars, woodlarks and Dartford warblers. [4]

Roads and footpaths cross the common.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Ambersham Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Ambersham Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 119. ISBN   0521-21403-3.
  4. ↑ "Ambersham Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

50°58′01″N0°42′25″W / 50.967°N 0.707°W / 50.967; -0.707

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