Fairmile Bottom | |
Aos: | West Sussex |
Interest: | Biological |
Area: | 70.2ha |
Notifydate: | 1987 |
Map: | Magic Map |
Fairmile Bottom is a 70.2abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Arundel in West Sussex.[1] [2] An area of 61.3ha is also a Local Nature Reserve.[3] [4]
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.[5]