Graffham Common

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Graffham Common
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Graffham Common
TypeNature reserve
LocationBetween Midhurst and Petworth, West Sussex
OS grid SU932196
Area38 hectares (94 acres)
Managed bySussex Wildlife Trust

Graffham Common is a 38-hectare (94-acre) nature reserve between Midhurst and Petworth in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust. [1]

This former pine plantation is being restored back to heath and grassland by the clearance of pine trees and rhododendrons. Drainage ditches have been blocked to allow the natural restoration of wet heath. Wet seepages provide a habitat for cross-leaved heath, hare’s-tail cottongrass and purple moor-grass. [2]

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References

  1. "Graffham Common". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. "Graffham Common Reserve Profile". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

Coordinates: 50°58′05″N0°40′26″W / 50.968°N 0.674°W / 50.968; -0.674