Shillinglee Lake
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceSU 968 310[1]
InterestBiological
Area17.0 hectares (42 acres)[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Shillinglee Lake is a 17-hectare (42-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Plaistow in West Sussex.[1][2]

The lake has been designated an SSSI because it has four nationally uncommon plants. It is one of only ten locations in the country for Leersia oryzoides, a species of cut-grass. The other three are water mudwort, needle spikerush and six-stamen waterwort, all of which are found on mud when the water level is low.[3]

Footpaths skirt the lake at several points.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Shillinglee Lake". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. "Map of Shillinglee Lake". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. "Shillinglee Lake citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

51°04′12″N 0°37′12″W / 51.070°N 0.620°W / 51.070; -0.620

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