Burton Park SSSI

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Burton Park SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Burton Mill Pond - geograph.org.uk - 4393.jpg
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceSU 977 176[1]
InterestBiological
Area57.7 hectares (143 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic 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 and . The site is also important for its breeding water birds, such as water rails and great crested grebes.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Burton Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Burton Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Burton and Chingford Ponds". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Map of Burton and Chingford Ponds". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Burton and Chingford Ponds". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Burton Park citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

Coordinates: 50°57′00″N 0°36′40″W / 50.950°N 0.611°W / 50.950; -0.611

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