Chapel Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceSU 819 285[1]
InterestBiological
Area101.1 hectares (250 acres)[1]
Notification1998[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Chapel Common is a 101-hectare (250-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Fernhurst in West Sussex.[1][2] A Roman road through the common is a Scheduled Monument.[3]

Most of the common is dry heathland but there are also areas of woodland, grassland and scrub. Heathland birds include three internationally important species listed on Annex I of the EU Birds Directive, woodlark, nightjar and Dartford warbler. The site also has rare and scarce invertebrates.[4]

Several public footpaths cross the common.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Chapel Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Chapel Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Roman road at Chapel Common (1015236)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Chapel Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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