Parham Park SSSI

Parham Park SSSI

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	West Sussex
Grid reference	TQ 060 148[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	263.3 hectares (651 acres)[1]
Notification	1986[1]
Location map	Magic 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.^[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

1. "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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