West Harting Down SSSI explained

West Harting Down SSSI is a 13.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of South Harting in West Sussex.^{[1] [2]} It is part of the 317.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off West Harting Down, which is owned and managed by Forestry England.^{[3] [4]}

This is mainly mature yew forest on the chalk of the South Downs. There are also areas of chalk grassland with flora such as rock rose, carnation sedge, perforate St John’s wort and salad burnet, with grasses such as red fescue, tor-grass and common bent.^[5]

The Sussex Border Path runs through West Harting Down close to the SSSI.

References

50.956°N -0.918°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: West Harting Down. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 May 2019.
2. Web site: Map of West Harting Down. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 May 2019.
3. Web site: West Harting Down. Woodland Trust.. 14 May 2019.
4. Web site: 2020-10-06 . Mapping the habitats of England’s ten largest institutional landowners . 2024-10-10 . Who owns England? . en.
5. Web site: West Harting Down citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 May 2019.