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Biological site in West Sussex

St Leonard's Park Ponds
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	West Sussex
Grid reference	TQ 199 306
Interest	Biological
Area	3.9 hectares (9.6 acres)
Notification	1986
Location map	Magic Map

St Leonard's Park Ponds is a 3.9-hectare (9.6-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Horsham in West Sussex.

These ponds and adjacent woodland provide habitats for a wide variety of dragonflies and damselflies, including some uncommon species such as the variable damselfly The banks have rich flora including the nationally rare yellow centaury. There are also several unusual mosses and liverworts.

The park is not open to the public, but a public footpath runs along the north bank of the ponds.

References

^ "Designated Sites View: St Leonard's Park Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
"Map of St Leonard's Park Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
"St Leonard's Park Ponds citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

51°03′47″N 0°17′24″W / 51.063°N 0.290°W / 51.063; -0.290

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