St Leonard's Park Ponds

St Leonard's Park Ponds
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 199 306[1]
InterestBiological
Area3.9 hectares (9.6 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

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]

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 not open to the public, but a public footpath runs along the north bank of the ponds.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: St Leonard's Park Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of St Leonard's Park Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ^ "St Leonard's Park Ponds citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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