Chailey Common

Chailey Common
Chailey Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Chailey Common is located in East Sussex
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Shown within East Sussex
Area of Search East Sussex
Grid reference TQ390215
Coordinates 50°58′34″N 0°01′09″W / 50.976008°N 0.019123°W / 50.976008; -0.019123Coordinates: 50°58′34″N 0°01′09″W / 50.976008°N 0.019123°W / 50.976008; -0.019123
Interest Biological
Area 169 ha (420 acres)
Notification 1954 (1954)
Natural England website

Chailey Common is a 169 hectare (417.4 acre) biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the East Sussex. It is close to the village of North Chailey to the west of Newick. The site was notified in 1985 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is part of a Local Nature Reserve.

The site consists of various heath communities which themselves support important invertebrate and bird species, including various butterflies which are rare in the county.

See also

References

(PDF) SSSI Citation — Chailey Common. Natural England. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001918.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-26. 

v · d · eSites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in East Sussex, South East England

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