Iping and Stedham Commons
50°59′24″N 0°47′31″W / 50.990°N 0.792°W / 50.990; -0.792
Iping and Stedham Commons is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.[2] It is a 125.4-hectare (310-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (designated as Iping Common but covering both commons) near the villages of Iping and Stedham, west of Midhurst in West Sussex.[1][3] It is also a Local Nature Reserve[4][5] and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[6]
This is described by Natural England as one of the richest areas of heath in the county. Most of it is dry but there are also areas of wet heath, two ponds, woodland, scrub and grassland. It has a rich invertebrate fauna and breeding heathland birds include nightjars and stonechats.[7]
There is access from Elsted Road, which runs between the two commons.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Iping Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Iping and Stedham Commons". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Map of Iping Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Iping Common (Stedham with Iping)". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Map of Iping Common (Stedham with Iping)". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 119. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Iping Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
External links
- Media related to Iping and Stedham Commons at Wikimedia Commons
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