Parham Park SSSI explained

Parham Park SSSI
Aos:	West Sussex
Interest:	Biological
Area:	263.3ha
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Parham Park SSSI is a 263.3abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the grounds of Parham Park, west of Storrington in West Sussex.^{[1] [2]} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.^[3]

This medieval deer park has a very rich epiphytic lichen flora, with 165 recorded species. Habitats include woods, parkland, bogs and artificial ponds. The site also has a large heronry and two rare beetles, Ampedus cardinalis and Procraerus tibialis.^[4]

The house and grounds are open to the public for a fee.^[5]

References

50.923°N -0.493°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Parham Park . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 May 2019.
2. Web site: Map of Parham Park. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 May 2019.
3. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

   . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 50. Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .

4. Web site: Parham Park citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 May 2019.
5. Web site: Welcome to Parham House & Gardens. Parham Park Ltd. 7 May 2019.