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Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods

Coordinates: 51°04′23″N 0°05′38″W / 51.073°N 0.094°W / 51.073; -0.094
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Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Sandstone crag in Tilgate Wood
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 336 321[1]
InterestBiological
Geological
Area155.9 hectares (385 acres)[1]
Notification1987[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods is a 155.9-hectare (385-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Crawley in West Sussex, England.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and part of it is a Geological Conservation Review site.[4]

These woods have steep sided valleys formed by streams cutting through Wadhurst Clay and Tunbridge Wells sands, exposing outcrops of sandstone. The valleys have a warm, moist micro-climate, with a rich variety of ferns, mosses, liverworts and lichens. There is a diverse breeding bird community. Chiddingly Wood is geologically important because weathering of its sandstone has produced sculptured blocks and a comprehensive set of micro-weathering features.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  4. ^ "Chiddingly Wood (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

51°04′23″N 0°05′38″W / 51.073°N 0.094°W / 51.073; -0.094