Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | West Sussex |
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Grid reference | TQ 071 170 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 69.1 hectares (171 acres) |
Notification | 1985 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Hurston Warren is a 69.1-hectare (171-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Pulborough in West Sussex.
This site has a variety of habitats, including wet and dry heath, bogs, woodland and open water. One of the bogs is a quaking bog, where a floating raft of vegetation covers open water or fluid peat; it has flora such as round-leaved sundew, bog asphodel, hare's-tail cottongrass and cranberry. A golf course occupies much of the heath.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Hurston Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- "Map of Hurston Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- "Hurston Warren citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
50°56′35″N 0°28′37″W / 50.943°N 0.477°W / 50.943; -0.477
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