Chanctonbury Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Chanctonbury Ring | |
Location | West Sussex |
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Grid reference | TQ 140 119[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 82.7 hectares (204 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1985[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Chanctonbury Hill is an 82.7-hectare (204-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Steyning in West Sussex.[1][2] Part of it is Chanctonbury Ring, an early Iron Age hillfort which contains two Romano-Celtic temples and which is a Scheduled Monument.[3]
This site on the steep slope of the South Downs is mainly woodland with some areas of chalk grassland. A dew pond has great crested newts, a species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. More than sixty species of breeding birds have been recorded, including meadow pipits, corn buntings and green woodpeckers.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Chanctonbury Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Map of Chanctonbury Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Chanctonbury Ring hillfort and Romano-Celtic temples (1015114)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Chanctonbury Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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