Pulborough Brooks Explained

Pulborough Brooks
Aos:West Sussex
Interest:Biological
Area:160ha
Notifydate:1998
Map: Magic Map

Pulborough Brooks is a 160abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Pulborough in West Sussex.[1] [2] It is part of the Pulborough Brooks nature reserve, which is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.[3] It is also part of the Arun Valley Ramsar site,[4] Special Area of Conservation[5] and Special Protection Area.[6]

These wet meadows are crossed by a network of ditches, some of which have a rich aquatic flora and invertebrate fauna, including several which are nationally rare. The site is internationally important for wintering wildfowl and many species of birds breed there, such as lapwing, snipe, garganey, yellow wagtail, grey partridge, skylark, reed bunting and barn owl.[7]

References

50.943°N -0.503°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Pulborough Brooks . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Map of Pulborough Brooks. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Pulborough Brooks. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 10 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Arun Valley . Ramsar Site. Natural England. 5 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Arun Valley . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 5 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Designated Sites View: Arun Valley . Special Protection Areas . Natural England. 5 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Pulborough Brooks citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 May 2019.