List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex

West Sussex, and its location within the United Kingdom

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

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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			62.2	153.6	TQ208056	1987	Map
Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill			181.2	447.7	TQ060127	1954	Map
Amberley Wild Brooks			322.6	797.1	TQ033142	1954	Map
Ambersham Common			140.2	346.3	SU910195	1954	Map
Arun Banks			25.1	62.0	TQ029100	1954	Map
Arundel Park			140.5	347.1	TQ015082	1954	Map
Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill			272.9	674.2	TQ232112	1954	Map
Bognor Common Quarry			26.0	64.2	TQ005213	1987	Map
Bognor Reef			64.4	159.1	SZ912982	1980	Map
Bracklesham Bay			201.9	499.0	SZ775975	1980	Map
Buchan Hill Ponds			19.2	47.4	TQ245343	1954	Map
Burton Park			43.2	106.7	SU977178	1954	Map
Chanctonbury Hill			78.6	194.2	TQ143120	1954	Map
Chantry Mill			8.6	21.3	TQ093138	1987	Map
Chapel Common			100.9	249.3	SU820284	1998	Map
Chichester Harbour			3,695.0	9,130.3	SU760000	1970	Map
Chiddingfold Forest			543.9	1,344.0	SU994310	1975	Map
Cissbury Ring			81.9	202.4	TQ140080	1980	Map
Clayton to Offham Escarpment			429.6	1,061.5	TQ350128	1953	Map
Climping Beach			65.8	162.6	TQ020010	1989	Map
Coates Castle			7.6	18.8	SU991175	1993	Map
Coneyhurst Cutting			0.2	0.4	TQ101244	1992	Map
Coppedhall Hanger			0.6	1.6	TQ078276	1991	Map
Cow Wood and Harry's Wood			74.1	183.1	TQ270299	1966	Map
Duncton to Bignor Escarpment			230.0	568.3	SU970133	1954	Map
Eartham Pit, Boxgrove			9.8	24,3	SU923087	1997	Map
East Dean Park Wood			18.2	45.0	SU900118	1988	Map
Ebernoe Common			234.0	578.4	SU976271	2003	Map
Fairmile Bottom			68.0	168.0	SU990094	1987	Map
Felpham			1.9	4.7	SZ948993	1988	Map
Forest Mere			14.0	34.6	SU820300	1980	Map
Freshfield Lane			16.8	41.4	TQ384265	1999	Map
Fyning Moor			12.7	31.3	SU814233	1965	Map
Halnaker Chalk Pit			6.5	16.2	SU922090	1992	Map
Harting Downs			351.1	867.3	SU797186	1954	Map
Heyshott Down			42.2	104.2	SU895167	1954	Map
Horton Clay Pit			0.4	0.9	TQ209124	1991	Map
House Copse			12.4	30.6	TQ228358		Map
Hurston Warren			66.4	164.1	TQ072171	1954	Map
Iping Common			124.6	307.9	SU856219	1954	Map
Kingley Vale			209.4	517.4	SU822107	1952	Map
Lavington Common			30.7	75.8	SU950189	1965	Map
Levin Down			27.7	68.4	SU886135	1987	Map
Marehill Quarry			1.1	2.7	TQ064186	1987	Map
Mills Rocks			2.3	5,5	TQ414371	1966	Map
Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse			94.2	232.6	SU885258 SU916251	1954	Map
Pads Wood			21.7	53.6	SU790165	1980	Map
Pagham Harbour			615.9	1,521.9	SZ875970	1954	Map
Parham Park			263.4	650.9	TQ059148	1965	Map
Park Farm Cutting			0.2	0.5	TQ039190	1954	Map
Perry Copse Outcrops			0.2	0.5	SU892288	1992	Map
Philpot's and Hook Quarries			2.4	5.9	TQ355318	1954	Map
Pulborough Brooks			158.8	392.5	TQ052169	1998	Map
Rake Hanger			29.2	72.2	SU795266	1988	Map
Rook Clift			10.8	26.7	SU822183	1997	Map
Scaynes Hill			0.0	0.1	TQ391228	1999	Map
Selsey, East Beach			1.8	4.4	SZ861925	1988	Map
Shillinglee Lake			17.0	42.0	SU968311	1954	Map
Singleton and Cocking Tunnels			4.8	11.9	SU873155	1989	Map
Slinfold Stream and Quarry			1.9	4.8	TQ125312 TQ127318	1990	Map
St. Leonard's Forest			84.5	208.8	TQ230295	1954	Map
St. Leonard's Park Ponds			4.0	9.9	TQ200308	1954	Map
Stone Hill Rocks			0.6	1.6	TQ380347	1989	Map
Sullington Warren			25.2	62.2	TQ097145	1954	Map
The Mens			204.4	505.1	TQ025231	1963	Map
Treyford to Bepton Down			122.3	302.2	SU840176	1954	Map
Turners Hill			0.2	0.4	TQ339354	1999	Map
Upper Arun			40.0	99.0	TQ050221	1988	Map
Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods			164.0	405.2	TQ341320	1954	Map
Waltham Brooks			48.6	120.1	TQ023155	1987	Map
Warnham			28.4	70.0	TQ178353	1992	Map
West Dean Woods			17.3	42.7	SU847156	1980	Map
West Harting Down			13.9	34.3	SU763180	1980	Map
West Hoathly			0.7	1.6	TQ374327	1998	Map
Wolstonbury Hill			58.6	144.8	TQ282140	1954	Map
Woolbeding and Pound Commons			171.3	423.3	SU874245	1998	Map
Woolmer Forest			1,293.9	3,197.4	SU800322	1959	Map
Worth Forest			44.3	109.5	TQ259331	1954	Map

See also

• List of SSSIs by Area of Search

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

1. "Notification of SSSIs". English Nature. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
2. Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 26 February 2008. (PDF files).

   "Adur Estuary" (PDF). "Amberley Mount To Sullington Hill" (PDF). "Amberley Wild Brooks" (PDF). "Ambersham Common" (PDF). "Arun Banks" (PDF). "Arundel Park" (PDF). "Beeding Hill To Newtimber Hill" (PDF). "Bognor Common Quarry" (PDF). "Bognor Reef" (PDF). "Bracklesham Bay" (PDF). "Buchan Hill Ponds" (PDF). "Burton Park" (PDF). "Chanctonbury Hill" (PDF). "Chantry Mill" (PDF). "Chapel Common" (PDF). "Chichester Harbour" (PDF). "Chiddingfold Forest" (PDF). "Cissbury Ring" (PDF). "Clayton To Offham Escarpment" (PDF). "Climping Beach" (PDF).

   "Coates Castle" (PDF). "Coneyhurst Cutting" (PDF). "Coppedhall Hanger" (PDF). "Cow Wood And Harry's Wood" (PDF). "Duncton To Bignor Escarpment" (PDF). "Eartham Pit, Boxgrove" (PDF). "East Dean Park Wood" (PDF). "Ebernoe Common" (PDF). "Fairmile Bottom" (PDF). "Felpham" (PDF). "Forest Mere" (PDF). "Freshfield Lane" (PDF). "Fyning Moor" (PDF). "Halnaker Chalk Pit" (PDF). "Harting Downs" (PDF). "Heyshott Down" (PDF). "Horton Clay Pit" (PDF). "House Copse" (PDF). "Hurston Warren" (PDF). "Iping Common" (PDF).

   "Kingley Vale" (PDF). "Lavington Common" (PDF). "Levin Down" (PDF). "Marehill Quarry" (PDF). "Mills Rocks" (PDF). "Northpark Copse To Snapelands Copse" (PDF). "Pads Wood" (PDF). "Pagham Harbour" (PDF). "Parham Park" (PDF). "Park Farm Cutting" (PDF). "Perry Copse Outcrops" (PDF). "Philpot's And Hook Quarries" (PDF). "Pulborough Brooks" (PDF). "Rake Hanger" (PDF). "Rook Clift" (PDF). "Scaynes Hill" (PDF). "Selsey, East Beach" (PDF). "Shillinglee Lake" (PDF). "Singleton And Cocking Tunnels" (PDF). "Slinfold Stream And Quarry" (PDF).

   "St. Leonard's Forest" (PDF). "St. Leonard's Park Ponds" (PDF). "Stone Hill Rocks" (PDF). "Sullington Warren" (PDF). "The Mens" (PDF). "Treyford To Bepton Down" (PDF). "Turners Hill" (PDF). "Upper Arun" (PDF). "Wakehurst & Chiddingly Woods" (PDF). "Waltham Brooks" (PDF). "Warnham" (PDF). "West Dean Woods" (PDF). "West Harting Down" (PDF). "West Hoathly" (PDF). "Wolstonbury Hill" (PDF). "Woolbeding And Pound Commons" (PDF). "Woolmer Forest" (PDF). "Worth Forest" (PDF).

3. "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 February 2008.