Woolbeding and Pound Commons

Coordinates: 51°00′47″N 0°45′12″W / 51.0131°N 0.7532°W / 51.0131; -0.7532
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by The Man in Question (talk | contribs) at 00:30, 16 July 2017. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Woolbeding and Pound Commons
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Woolbeding and Pound Commons is located in West Sussex
Woolbeding and Pound Commons
Location within West Sussex
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceSU874245
Coordinates51°00′47″N 0°45′12″W / 51.0131°N 0.7532°W / 51.0131; -0.7532
InterestBiological
Area171 ha (420 acres)
Notification1998 (1998)
Natural England website

Woolbeding and Pounds Commons is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI). The area is lowland heathland consisting of a patchwork of various habitats, with wet and dry heathland, woodland and ponds. It has an abundance of the otherwise locally rare sundew plant Drosera intermedia.

The four common reptile species, adder, slowworm, common lizard and grass snake are all found on the site.

References

  • "SSSI Citation — Woolbeding and Pound Commons" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 22 May 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)