This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in West Sussex , a county in South East England .
As of 2009 , there are 78 sites designated within this Area of Search , of which have been designated for their biological interest, 19 for their geological interest, and 5 for both biological and geological interest.
In England, the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England , which selects sites because of their flora , fauna , geological or physiographical features.[ 1] Natural England took over the role of designating and managing SSSIs from English Nature in October 2006 when it was formed from the amalgamation of English Nature, parts of the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service .
The data in this table is taken from Natural England's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.[ 2]
Sites
Site name
Reason for designation
Area[A]
Grid reference[B] [C]
Year in which notified[D]
Map[E]
Biological interest
Geological interest
Hectares
Acres
Adur Estuary
Y
62.2
153.6
TQ208056
1987
Map
Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill
Y
181.2
447.7
TQ060127
1954
Map
Amberley Wild Brooks
Y
322.6
797.1
TQ033142
1954
Map
Ambersham Common
Y
140.2
346.3
SU910195
1954
Map
Arun Banks
Y
25.1
62.0
TQ029100
1954
Map
Arundel Park
Y
140.5
347.1
TQ015082
1954
Map
Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill
Y
Y
272.9
674.2
TQ232112
1954
Map
Bognor Common Quarry
Y
26.0
64.2
TQ005213
1987
Map
Bognor Reef
Y
Y
64.4
159.1
SZ912982
1980
Map
Bracklesham Bay
Y
Y
201.9
499.0
SZ775975
1980
Map
Buchan Hill Ponds
Y
19.2
47.4
TQ245343
1954
Map
Burton Park
Y
43.2
106.7
SU977178
1954
Map
Chanctonbury Hill
Y
78.6
194.2
TQ143120
1954
Map
Chantry Mill
Y
8.6
21.3
TQ093138
1987
Map
Chapel Common
Y
100.9
249.3
SU820284
1998
Map
Chichester Harbour
Y
Y
3,695.0
9,130.3
SU760000
1970
Map
Chiddingfold Forest
Y
543.9
1,344.0
SU994310
1975
Map
Cissbury Ring
Y
81.9
202.4
TQ140080
1980
Map
Clayton to Offham Escarpment
Y
429.6
1,061.5
TQ350128
1953
Map
Climping Beach
Y
65.8
162.6
TQ020010
1989
Map
Coates Castle
Y
7.6
18.8
SU991175
1993
Map
Coneyhurst Cutting
Y
0.2
0.4
TQ101244
1992
Map
Coppedhall Hanger
Y
0.6
1.6
TQ078276
1991
Map
Cow Wood and Harry's Wood
Y
74.1
183.1
TQ270299
1966
Map
Duncton to Bignor Escarpment
Y
230.0
568.3
SU970133
1954
Map
Eartham Pit, Boxgrove
Y
9.8
24,3
SU923087
1997
Map
East Dean Park Wood
Y
18.2
45.0
SU900118
1988
Map
Ebernoe Common
Y
234.0
578.4
SU976271
2003
Map
Fairmile Bottom
Y
68.0
168.0
SU990094
1987
Map
Felpham
Y
1.9
4.7
SZ948993
1988
Map
Forest Mere
Y
14.0
34.6
SU820300
1980
Map
Freshfield Lane
Y
16.8
41.4
TQ384265
1999
Map
Fyning Moor
Y
12.7
31.3
SU814233
1965
Map
Halnaker Chalk Pit
Y
6.5
16.2
SU922090
1992
Map
Harting Downs
Y
351.1
867.3
SU797186
1954
Map
Heyshott Down
Y
42.2
104.2
SU895167
1954
Map
Horton Clay Pit
Y
0.4
0.9
TQ209124
1991
Map
House Copse
Y
12.4
30.6
TQ228358
Map
Hurston Warren
Y
66.4
164.1
TQ072171
1954
Map
Iping Common
Y
124.6
307.9
SU856219
1954
Map
Kingley Vale
Y
209.4
517.4
SU822107
1952
Map
Lavington Common
Y
30.7
75.8
SU950189
1965
Map
Levin Down
Y
27.7
68.4
SU886135
1987
Map
Marehill Quarry
Y
1.1
2.7
TQ064186
1987
Map
Mills Rocks
Y
2.3
5,5
TQ414371
1966
Map
Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse
Y
94.2
232.6
SU885258
SU916251
1954
Map
Pads Wood
Y
21.7
53.6
SU790165
1980
Map
Pagham Harbour
Y
615.9
1,521.9
SZ875970
1954
Map
Parham Park
Y
263.4
650.9
TQ059148
1965
Map
Park Farm Cutting
Y
0.2
0.5
TQ039190
1954
Map
Perry Copse Outcrops
Y
0.2
0.5
SU892288
1992
Map
Philpot's and Hook Quarries
Y
2.4
5.9
TQ355318
1954
Map
Pulborough Brooks
Y
158.8
392.5
TQ052169
1998
Map
Rake Hanger
Y
29.2
72.2
SU795266
1988
Map
Rook Clift
Y
10.8
26.7
SU822183
1997
Map
Scaynes Hill
Y
0.0
0.1
TQ391228
1999
Map
Selsey, East Beach
Y
1.8
4.4
SZ861925
1988
Map
Shillinglee Lake
Y
17.0
42.0
SU968311
1954
Map
Singleton and Cocking Tunnels
Y
4.8
11.9
SU873155
1989
Map
Slinfold Stream and Quarry
Y
1.9
4.8
TQ125312
TQ127318
1990
Map
St. Leonard's Forest
Y
84.5
208.8
TQ230295
1954
Map
St. Leonard's Park Ponds
Y
4.0
9.9
TQ200308
1954
Map
Stone Hill Rocks
Y
0.6
1.6
TQ380347
1989
Map
Sullington Warren
Y
25.2
62.2
TQ097145
1954
Map
The Mens
Y
204.4
505.1
TQ025231
1963
Map
Treyford to Bepton Down
Y
122.3
302.2
SU840176
1954
Map
Turners Hill
Y
0.2
0.4
TQ339354
1999
Map
Upper Arun
Y
40.0
99.0
TQ050221
1988
Map
Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods
Y
Y
164.0
405.2
TQ341320
1954
Map
Waltham Brooks
Y
48.6
120.1
TQ023155
1987
Map
Warnham
Y
28.4
70.0
TQ178353
1992
Map
West Dean Woods
Y
17.3
42.7
SU847156
1980
Map
West Harting Down
Y
13.9
34.3
SU763180
1980
Map
West Hoathly
Y
0.7
1.6
TQ374327
1998
Map
Wolstonbury Hill
Y
58.6
144.8
TQ282140
1954
Map
Woolbeding and Pound Commons
Y
171.3
423.3
SU874245
1998
Map
Woolmer Forest
Y
1,293.9
3,197.4
SU800322
1959
Map
Worth Forest
Y
44.3
109.5
TQ259331
1954
Map
See also
Notes
A Data rounded to one decimal place.
B Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system , also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey .[ 3]
C Those SSSIs with more than one OS grid reference are composed of multiple sections, separated by non-SSSI land.[ 3]
D Site notification consists of designating a site as an SSSI and consulting with the owner(s). This list uses the date notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
E Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England .
F Clayton To Offham Escarpment site extends into the county of East Sussex and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in East Sussex .[ 2]
G Woolmer Forest site extends into the county of Hampshire and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in Hampshire .[ 2]
References
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