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Clayton to Offham Escarpment

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Coordinates: 50°53′49″N 0°04′30″W / 50.897°N 0.075°W / 50.897; -0.075
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Clayton to Offham Escarpment
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationEast Sussex
West Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 355 126[1]
InterestBiological
Area422.5 hectares (1,044 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Clayton to Offham Escarpment is a 422.5-hectare (1,044-acre) linear biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which runs from Clayton in West Sussex to Lewes in East Sussex.[1][2] An area of 24 hectares (59 acres) is Ditchling Beacon nature reserve, which is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.[3]

Much of this site is steeply sloping chalk grassland, which has many flowering plants such as glaucous sedge, autumn gentian, marjoram, squinancywort and several species of orchid. There are also areas of woodland and scrub and the site has a rich community of breeding birds.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Clayton to Offham Escarpment". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Clayton to Offham Escarpment". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Ditchling Beacon". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Clayton to Offham Escarpment citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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