Parham Park SSSI

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Parham Park SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
The "Pleasure Pond" at Parham Park (geograph 4633687).jpg
Location West Sussex
Grid reference TQ 060 148 [1]
InterestBiological
Area263.3 hectares (651 acres) [1]
Notification 1986 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Parham Park SSSI is a 263.3-hectare (651-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the grounds of Parham Park, west of Storrington in West Sussex. [1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2. [3]

This medieval deer park has a very rich epiphytic lichen flora, with 165 recorded species. Habitats include woods, parkland, bogs and artificial ponds. The site also has a large heronry and two rare beetles, Ampedus cardinalis and Procraerus tibialis . [4]

The house and grounds are open to the public for a fee. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Parham Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Parham Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN   0521-21403-3.
  4. ↑ "Parham Park citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Parham House & Gardens". Parham Park Ltd. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

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