| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 977 176 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 57.7 hectares (143 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1986 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Burton Park SSSI is a 57.7-hectare (143-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Pulborough in West Sussex. [1] [2] A larger area of 63 hectares (160 acres), including Chingford Pond to the west, is designated a Local Nature Reserve called Burton and Chingford Ponds, [3] [4] which is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust and West Sussex County Council. [5] The site is adjacent to Burton Park, a Grade I listed building.
This site comprises a large pond, carr woodland, bog, wet heath and marshy grassland. There is a diverse range of invertebrates including three nationally rare species, the snail Omphiscola glabra and the craneflies Erioptera meijerei and Tipula marginata . The site is also important for its breeding water birds, such as water rails and great crested grebes. [6]
