Chiddingfold Forest

{{Short description|Forest in England}}

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|image= View of track leading into Upper Ifold Wood - geograph.org.uk - 249467.jpg

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|name= Chiddingfold Forest

|aos= Surrey
West Sussex

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|542.5|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1991

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Chiddingfold Forest is a {{convert| 542.5 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Chiddingfold in Surrey and West Sussex.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1005561&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Chiddingfold Forest | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 5 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271005561%27 |title=Map of Chiddingfold Forest|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 5 November 2018}} One part of it, Fir Tree Copse, is a nature reserve which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust{{cite web|url= https://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/fir-tree-copse|title= Fir Tree Copse |publisher= Surrey Wildlife Trust |access-date= 5 November 2018}}

The site consists of a number of separate areas with a mosaic of habitats, including ancient woodland and conifer plantations. Over 500 species of butterflies and moths have been recorded including several which are rare and endangered, such as the Wood White butterfly and the rest harrow and orange upperwing moths. Other insects include the Cheilosia carbonaria hoverfly.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1005561.pdf|title=Chiddingfold Forest citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 5 November 2018}}