Sullington Warren

Sullington Warren
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 097 144[1]
InterestBiological
Area24.7 hectares (61 acres)[1]
Notification16985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Sullington Warren is a 24.7-hectare (61-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Storrington in West Sussex.[1][2] The site includes several tumuli which are Scheduled Monuments.[3][4]

It is owned by the National Trust.[5] The National Trust initially purchased 28 acres of land in 1935, with funds raised via a public subscription. Chanctonbury District Council acquired the remaining 35 acres in 1959. Their successor, Horsham District Council, gifted the 35 acres to the National Trust in 1985.[5]

Most of this site is dry heath, but there are also areas of wet heath, scrub, bracken, woodland and grassland. Fauna include adders, lizards[5] and insects such as the Sulligton Crane fly.[6] Flora on the wet heath includes hare's-tail cottongrass and the insectivorous round-leaved sundew. Woodland birds include all three British species of woodpecker, treecreepers, long-tailed tits, nuthatches, nightingales and kestrels.[7]

Located on site are the remains of a 19th-century windmill on the south side of the Warren.[8] The windmill was destroyed by a fire in 1911.[5]

There is access to the site from Water Lane.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Sullington Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Sullington Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Pair of bowl barrows 280m SE of Trinity Methodist Church, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Sullington Warren (1014956)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Group of three bowl barrows 350m SE of Trinity Methodist Church, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Sullington Warren (1014942)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Sullington Warren". National Trust. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Sullington Warren – Flora and Fauna". Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  7. ^ "Sullington Warren citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. ^ District, Discover Horsham (2020-02-03). "Sullington Warren". Discover Horsham District. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  9. ^ Lucy (2022-10-13). "A Walk at Sullington Warren, West Sussex". Sussex Exclusive. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

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