St Leonard's Park Ponds
St Leonard's Park Ponds is a 3.9-hectare (9.6-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Horsham in West Sussex.[1][2]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | West Sussex |
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Grid reference | TQ 199 306[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 3.9 hectares (9.6 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
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 open to the public.
References
- "Designated Sites View: St Leonard's Park Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- "Map of St Leonard's Park Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- "St Leonard's Park Ponds citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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