Chapel Common

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Chapel Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Gated bridleway on Chapel Common - geograph.org.uk - 1053934.jpg
Location West Sussex
Grid reference SU 819 285 [1]
InterestBiological
Area101.1 hectares (250 acres) [1]
Notification 1998 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Chapel Common is a 101-hectare (250-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Fernhurst in West Sussex. [1] [2] A Roman road through the common is a Scheduled Monument. [3]

Most of the common is dry heathland but there are also areas of woodland, grassland and scrub. Heathland birds include three internationally important species listed on Annex I of the EU Birds Directive, woodlark, nightjar and Dartford warbler. The site also has rare and scarce invertebrates. [4]

Several public footpaths cross the common.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Chapel Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Chapel Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Roman road at Chapel Common (1015236)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Chapel Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

51°03′00″N0°49′59″W / 51.050°N 0.833°W / 51.050; -0.833

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