Sullington Warren

Sullington Warren is a 24.7-hectare (61-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Storrington in West Sussex.[1][2] It is owned by the National Trust[3] and it includes several tumuli which are Scheduled Monuments.[4][5]

Sullington Warren
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchWest Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 097 144[1]
InterestBiological
Area24.7 hectares (61 acres)[1]
Notification16985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Most of this site is dry heath, but there are also areas of wet heath, scrub, bracken, woodland and grassland. Flora on the wet heath includes hare's-tail cottongrass and the insectivorous round-leaved sundew. Woodland birds include all three British species of woodpecker, tree-creepers, long-tailed tits, nuthatches, nightingales and kestrels.[6]

There is access to the site from Water Lane.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Sullington Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. "Map of Sullington Warren". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. "Sullington Warren". National Trust. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. Historic England. "Pair of bowl barrows 280m SE of Trinity Methodist Church, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Sullington Warren (1014956)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. Historic England. "Group of three bowl barrows 350m SE of Trinity Methodist Church, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Sullington Warren (1014942)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. "Sullington Warren citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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