St Leonard's Park Ponds Explained

St Leonard's Park Ponds
Aos:	West Sussex
Interest:	Biological
Area:	3.9ha
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

St Leonard's Park Ponds is a 3.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Horsham in West Sussex.^{[1] [2]}

Habitat for many species

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.^[3]

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

References

51.063°N -0.29°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: St Leonard's Park Ponds . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 May 2019.
2. Web site: Map of St Leonard's Park Ponds. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 May 2019.
3. Web site: St Leonard's Park Ponds citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 May 2019.