Parham Park SSSI

Parham Park SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of Parham Park SSSI.
Area of searchWest Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 060 148
InterestBiological
Area263.3 hectares (651 acres)
Notification date1986
Location mapMagic Map

Parham Park SSSI is a 263.3-hectare (651-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the grounds of Parham Park, west of Storrington in West Sussex. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.

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.

The house and grounds are open to the public for a fee.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Parham Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Parham Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  4. ↑ "Parham Park citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Parham House & Gardens". Parham Park Ltd. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

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