Woolbeding and Pound Commons

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Woolbeding and Pound Commons
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Area of Search West Sussex
Grid reference SU 868 255 [1]
InterestBiological
Area171.9 hectares (425 acres) [1]
Notification 1998 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Woolbeding and Pound Commons is a 171.9-hectare (425-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Midhurst in West Sussex. [1] [2]

The commons have areas of wet and dry heath, woodland, ponds and wet flushes. Invertebrates include a number of Red Data Book species, such as the bee Hylaeus gibbus , the Eumenes coarctatus and Psen bruxellensis wasps and the click-beetle Hylis olexai . The site also provides a habitat for three rare birds, woodlark, nightjar and Dartford warbler. [3]

The site is crossed by roads and footpaths.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Woolbeding and Pound Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. "Map of Woolbeding and Pound Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. "Woolbeding and Pound Commons citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

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