| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | West Sussex |
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| Grid reference | SU 800 179[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 336.3 hectares (831 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1987[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Harting Downs is a 336.3-hectare (831-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Midhurst in West Sussex.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I[3] and an area of 206.6 hectares (511 acres) is a Local Nature Reserve which is owned and managed by the National Trust.[4][5][6]
This site consists of several parallel valleys on the steep slope of the South Downs. Habitats are chalk grassland, which is being invaded by scrub, together with areas of long-established woodland. The site is important for insects, with a nationally rare snail, Helicondonta obvoluta, two uncommon moths, the wood tiger and the maple prominent, and many rove beetles.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Harting Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Map of Harting Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 118. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "Harting Down". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Map of Harting Down". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Harting Down". National Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Harting Downs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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