Duncton to Bignor Escarpment

Duncton to Bignor Escarpment
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceSU 971 143[1]
InterestBiological
Area229.0 hectares (566 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Duncton to Bignor Escarpment is a 229-hectare (570-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Pulborough in West Sussex.[1][2] It is a Special Area of Conservation[3] and Bignor Hill is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[4]

Ecosystem

This steeply sloping site on the South Downs has mature beech woodland together with other habitats including chalk grassland and scrub. Invertebrates include the largest British population of the snail Helicodonta obvoluta and several rare moth species. A spring has a rich marginal vegetation including opposite-leaved golden saxifrage.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Duncton to Bignor Escarpment". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Duncton to Bignor Escarpment". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Duncton to Bignor Escarpment". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 47. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  5. ^ "Duncton to Bignor Escarpment citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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