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Fairmile Bottom
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	West Sussex
Grid reference	SU 990 095
Interest	Biological
Area	70.2 hectares (173 acres)
Notification	1987
Location map	Magic Map

Fairmile Bottom is a 70.2-hectare (173-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Arundel in West Sussex. An area of 61.3 hectares (151 acres) is also a Local Nature Reserve.

This is an area of scrub and mature woodland with scattered species-rich chalk grassland. Yew is dominant over much of the woods but in some parts there is a high proportion of beech. According to Natural England there is an "outstanding diversity of beetles" and butterflies include the white admiral and the uncommon silver-washed fritillary.

References

^ "Designated Sites View: Fairmile Bottom". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
"Map of Fairmile Bottom". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
"Designated Sites View: Fairmile Bottom". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
"Map of Fairmile Bottom". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
"Fairmile Bottom citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

50°52′37″N 0°35′38″W / 50.877°N 0.594°W / 50.877; -0.594

v t e Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex
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Geological	Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill Bognor Common Quarry Bognor Reef Bracklesham Bay Chantry Mill Chichester Harbour Coneyhurst Cutting Coppedhall Hanger Eartham Pit, Boxgrove Felpham Freshfield Lane Horton Clay Pit Marehill Quarry Pagham Harbour Park Farm Cutting Perry Copse Outcrop Philpot's and Hook Quarries Selsey, East Beach Slinfold Stream and Quarry Stone Hill Rocks Turners Hill Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods Warnham West Hoathly

Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex

Biological

Geological

v t e Local nature reserves in West Sussex
Adur	Lancing Ring Mill Hill Shoreham Beach Widewater Lagoon
Arun	The Brooks Local Nature Reserve Fairmile Bottom Pagham Harbour West Beach
Chichester	Brandy Hole Copse Burton and Chingford Ponds Eames Farm Harting Down Iping Common Lynchmere Commons Nutborne Marshes Pilsey Island
Crawley	Grattons Park Target Hill Park Tilgate Forest
Horsham	Tottington Wood Warnham
Mid Sussex	Ardingly Reservoir Ashenground and Bolnore Woods Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow Eastern Road Nature Reserve Scrase Valley

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