Woolbeding and Pound Commons

Woolbeding and Pound Commons
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceSU 868 255[1]
InterestBiological
Area171.9 hectares (425 acres)[1]
Notification1998[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Woolbeding and Pound Commons is a 171.9-hectare (425-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Midhurst in West Sussex.[1][2]

The commons have areas of wet and dry heath, woodland, ponds and wet flushes. Invertebrates include a number of Red Data Book species, such as the bee Hylaeus gibbus, the Eumenes coarctatus and Psen bruxellensis wasps and the click-beetle Hylis olexai. The site also provides a habitat for three rare birds, woodlark, nightjar and Dartford warbler.[3]

The site is crossed by roads and footpaths.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Woolbeding and Pound Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Woolbeding and Pound Commons". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Woolbeding and Pound Commons citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

External links[edit]

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