Amberley Wild Brooks Explained

Amberley Wild Brooks
Aos:West Sussex
Interest:Biological
Area:327.5ha
Notifydate:1685
Map: Magic Map

Amberley Wild Brooks or Amberley Wildbrooks is a 327.5abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Storrington in West Sussex.[1] [2] An area of 80ha is a nature reserve managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust[3] It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Nature Conservation Review site.[4] It is also part of the Arun Valley Ramsar site,[5] Special Area of Conservation[6] and Special Protection Area.[7]

This area of grazing marsh, which is dissected by drainage ditches, has a number of uncommon invertebrates, particularly dragonflies, and 156 species of flowering plants have been recorded. It is also important for wintering birds, with nationally significant numbers of teal, shoveler and Bewick’s swan. There are two rare snails, Anisus vorticulus and Pseudamnicola confusa.[8]

References

50.918°N -0.532°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Amberley Wild Brooks. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Map of Amberley Wild Brooks. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Amberley Wildbrooks . Sussex Wildlife Trust . 11 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Amberley Wild Brooks . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Arun Valley . Ramsar Site. Natural England. 5 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Designated Sites View: Arun Valley . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 5 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Designated Sites View: Arun Valley . Special Protection Areas . Natural England. 5 April 2019.
  8. Web site: Amberley Wild Brooks citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 April 2019.