Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() Sandstone crag in Tilgate Wood | |
Location | West Sussex |
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Grid reference | TQ 336 321 [1] |
Interest | Biological Geological |
Area | 155.9 hectares (385 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1987 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods is a 155.9-hectare (385-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Crawley in West Sussex, England. [1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, [3] and part of it is a Geological Conservation Review site. [4]
These woods have steep sided valleys formed by streams cutting through Wadhurst Clay and Tunbridge Wells sands, exposing outcrops of sandstone. The valleys have a warm, moist micro-climate, with a rich variety of ferns, mosses, liverworts and lichens. There is a diverse breeding bird community. Chiddingly Wood is geologically important because weathering of its sandstone has produced sculptured blocks and a comprehensive set of micro-weathering features. [5]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() Sandstone crag in Tilgate Wood | |
Location | West Sussex |
---|---|
Grid reference | TQ 336 321 [1] |
Interest | Biological Geological |
Area | 155.9 hectares (385 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1987 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods is a 155.9-hectare (385-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Crawley in West Sussex, England. [1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, [3] and part of it is a Geological Conservation Review site. [4]
These woods have steep sided valleys formed by streams cutting through Wadhurst Clay and Tunbridge Wells sands, exposing outcrops of sandstone. The valleys have a warm, moist micro-climate, with a rich variety of ferns, mosses, liverworts and lichens. There is a diverse breeding bird community. Chiddingly Wood is geologically important because weathering of its sandstone has produced sculptured blocks and a comprehensive set of micro-weathering features. [5]