Sinah Common

Sinah Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Hampshire
Grid reference	SZ 698 987
Interest	Biological
Area	243.0 hectares (600 acres)
Notification	2000
Location map	Magic Map

Last updated February 02, 2024

Sinah Common is a 243-hectare (600-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on Hayling Island in Hampshire, England.^[1]^[2]

This coastal site has maritime shingle grassland, some of which is rich in lichens, sand dunes, heath and saltmarsh. It has also been designated an SSSI because of its population of the endangered flowering plant childing pink at one of only two sites in Britain, and for its outstanding assemblage of other nationally scarce plants. There are also populations of nationally rare and scarce invertebrates.^[3]

It lies adjacent to the Sinah Common World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, a scheduled monument, with a small overlap.^[4]

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References

1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Sinah Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
↑ "Map of Sinah Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
↑ "Sinah Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
↑ "World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm". National Heritage List for England . Historic England . Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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[dsv-1] 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Sinah Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

[map-2] "Map of Sinah Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

[3] "Sinah Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

[4] "World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm". National Heritage List for England . Historic England . Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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