List of local nature reserves in West Sussex

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Local nature reserves (LNRs) are designated by local authorities under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. The local authority must have a legal control over the site, by owning or leasing it or having an agreement with the owner. LNRs are sites which have a special local interest either biologically or geologically, and local authorities have a duty to care for them. They can apply local bye-laws to manage and protect LNRs.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/protected-or-designated-areas|title=Protected or designated areas|date=9 April 2013|publisher=Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England|access-date=29 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504145328/https://www.gov.uk/protected-or-designated-areas|archive-date=4 May 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/create-and-manage-local-nature-reserves|title=Local nature reserves: setting up and management|date=2 October 2014|publisher=Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England|access-date=29 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704111109/https://www.gov.uk/create-and-manage-local-nature-reserves|archive-date=4 July 2015}}

As of March 2019, there are twenty-seven LNRs in West Sussex.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteList.aspx?siteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&DesignationType=LNR|title=Designated Sites View: West Sussex|publisher=Natural England|series=Local Nature Reserves|access-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090917/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteList.aspx?siteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&DesignationType=LNR|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}} Nine are Sites of Special Scientific Interest, six are Nature Conservation Review sites, four are Ramsar sites, two are Special Areas of Conservation, four are Special Protection Areas, one includes a scheduled monument and two are managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.

West Sussex is in south-east England and it has a population of approximately 780,000.{{cite web |url=http://www.westsussex.info/tourist-information.shtml |title=West Sussex Quick Facts |publisher=West Sussex.info |access-date=17 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025214853/http://www.westsussex.info/tourist-information.shtml |archive-date=25 October 2018 |url-status=live }} The county town is Chichester. In the north of the county are the heavy clays and sands of the Weald. The chalk of the South Downs runs across the centre from east to west and in the south a coastal plain runs down to the English Channel.{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/West-Sussex |title=West Sussex |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Inc |access-date=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402113837/https://www.britannica.com/place/West-Sussex |archive-date=2 April 2019 |url-status=live }}

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Sites

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!scope="col" | Site

!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Photograph

!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Area{{efn|The area is taken from the Natural England map of each site. (Click on the identify icon (i) in the "Feature Tools" and then click on the site.)}}

!scope="col" | Location{{efn|The location is taken from the Natural England details page for the site.}}

!scope="col" | Borough

!scope="col" | Other classifications

!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Map{{efn|The maps are on the Natural England database of Local Nature Reserves.}}

!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Details{{efn|Details are on the pages on each site in the Natural England database of Local Nature Reserves.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteList.aspx?siteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&DesignationType=LNR|title=Local Nature Reserves: Search results for Norfolk|publisher=Natural England|access-date=31 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522041444/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteList.aspx?siteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&DesignationType=LNR|archive-date=22 May 2018|url-status=live}} }}

!scope="col" | Access

!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Description

scope="row"|Ardingly Reservoir

|File:Ardingly Reservoir.JPG

| {{convert| 74.5 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Haywards Heath
{{coord| 51.049

0.105 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Ardingly Reservoir }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 329 294}}

|Mid Sussex

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|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009302%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009302&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|The reservoir has open water, hay meadow, deciduous woodland, hazel coppice, reedbeds and wetland. There are sandstone outcrops which support uncommon ferns, mosses, liverworts and lichens. Nesting birds include great crested grebes and kingfishers.{{cite web |url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009302&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Ardingly Reservoir |series= Local Nature Reserves |publisher= Natural England |access-date= 23 July 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091210/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009302&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date= 27 March 2019 |url-status= live }}

scope="row"|Ashenground and Bolnore Woods

|File:Ashenground Wood (8).jpg

| {{convert| 14.4 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Haywards Heath
{{coord| 50.990

0.116 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Ashenground and Bolnore Woods }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 323 229}}

|Mid Sussex

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|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271443015%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1443015&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|These woods have oak, beech and field maple, together with old coppice hornbeam, ash and hazel. Fauna include bats, woodpeckers and owls.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1443015&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Ashenground and Bolnore Woods|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date=10 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090011/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1443015&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=2019-03-27|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve

|File:Footpath, Big Wood - geograph.org.uk - 843927.jpg

| {{convert| 36.2 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Burgess Hill
{{coord| 50.972

0.123 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 319 208}}

|Mid Sussex

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|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271008768%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008768&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|The farm has woodland, wildflower meadows, grazed meadows, wetland and ancient hedgerows. The woodland has ancient hornbeams and wild service trees, while wildflowers include the yellow rattle.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008768&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title= Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve|series= Local Nature Reserves|publisher= Natural England|access-date= 24 July 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091336/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008768&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date= 27 March 2019|url-status= live}}

scope="row"|Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow

|File:Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow (1).jpg

| {{convert| 28.9 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Haywards Heath
{{coord|51.004

0.124 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 317 244}}

|Mid Sussex

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|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271008791%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008791&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This site has diverse habitats with a pond, wetland, hedgerows, grassland, birch woodland, hazel coppice, mixed coppice and bluebell woodland.{{cite web |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008791&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow |series=Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England |access-date=11 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091044/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008791&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date=2019-03-27 |url-status=live }}

scope="row"|Brandy Hole Copse

|File:Bridge at Brandy Hole Copse - geograph.org.uk - 48322.jpg

| {{convert| 6.5 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Chichester
{{coord| 50.852

0.791 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Brandy Hole Copse }}
{{gbmappingsmall|SU 852 065}}

|Chichester

| SM{{cite web |url= https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005853 |title= Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne |publisher= Historic England |access-date= 24 July 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190724165519/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005853 |archive-date= 24 July 2019 |url-status= live }}

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009615%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009615&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This site has broadleaved and coniferous woodland, open water, marshland, heath, tall fern and herbs. Fauna includes pipistrelle bats.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009615&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Brandy Hole Copse|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091445/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009615&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=2019-03-27|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|The| Brooks Local Nature Reserve|The Brooks Local Nature Reserve}}

|File:The Brooks Local Nature Reserve (8).jpg

| {{convert| 19.1 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Bognor Regis
{{coord|50.805

0.676 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= The Brooks (Bersted Brooks) }}
{{gbmappingsmall|SU 934 014}}

|Arun

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|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271481372%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1481372&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|The Brooks has extensive grassland, reedbeds, ponds and newly planted woodland. One area has been turned into a dog-free wildlife sanctuary for ground-nesting birds. The site is flooded every winter, which makes it a good habitat for wetland flora and fauna.{{cite web |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1481372&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=The Brooks Local Nature Reserve |series=Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England |access-date=20 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091216/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1481372&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date=2019-03-27 |url-status=live }}

scope="row"|Burton and Chingford Ponds

|File:Burton Mill Pond - geograph.org.uk - 1260268.jpg

| {{convert| 63.0 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Petworth
{{coord| 50.949

0.612 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Burton and Chingford Ponds}}
{{gbmappingsmall|SU 976 175}}

|Chichester

| SSSI{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004125&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Burton Park | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 6 April 2019}} SWT{{cite web|url= https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/visit/burton-chingford-ponds/reserve-profile |title= Burton and Chingford Ponds |publisher= Sussex Wildlife Trust |access-date= 8 April 2019}}

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271008820%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008820&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This site has ponds, carr woodland, bog, wet heath and marshy grassland. There is a diverse range of invertebrates including three nationally rare species, the snail Omphiscola glabra and the craneflies Erioptera meijerei and Tipula marginata. The site is also important for its breeding water birds, such as water rails and great crested grebes.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1004125.pdf |title=Burton Park citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 19 April 2019}}

scope="row"|Eames Farm

|File:Eames Farm (3).jpg

| {{convert| 132.5 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Southbourne
{{coord| 50.833

0.926 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Eames Farm }}
{{gbmappingsmall|SU 757 043}}

|Chichester

| NCR Ramsar{{cite web |url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11013&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours |series= Ramsar Site |publisher= Natural England |access-date= 1 April 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190401162727/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11013&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date= 1 April 2019 |url-status= live }} SPA{{cite web |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9011011&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours |series=Special Protection Areas |publisher=Natural England |access-date=1 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401162824/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9011011&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date=2019-04-01 |url-status=live }} SSSI{{cite web |url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003245&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Chichester Harbour |series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest |publisher= Natural England |access-date= 1 April 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190401151242/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003245&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date= 1 April 2019 |url-status= live }}

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009421%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009421&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|No

|This area of grazing marsh, wetland and reedbed is managed as an organic farm. It has many rare plants and insects and a diverse variety of migrating waders and wildfowl.{{cite web|url=https://www.chichesterharbourtrust.co.uk/copy-of-about-us|title=Our land|publisher=Chichester Harbour Trust|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401142031/https://www.chichesterharbourtrust.co.uk/copy-of-about-us|archive-date=2019-04-01|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|Eastern Road Nature Reserve

|File:Eastern Road Nature Reserve (5).jpg

| {{convert| 3.5 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Haywards Heath
{{coord| 51.010

0.073 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Eastern Road Nature Reserve }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 353 252}}

|Mid Sussex

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|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271481523%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1481523&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|The reserve has rough grassland, wetland, woodland and scrub. There are aquatic insects such as dragonflies and other invertebrates include frogs and newts.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1481523&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Eastern Road Nature Reserve|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date=11 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091103/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1481523&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=2019-03-27|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|Fairmile Bottom

|File:The Skirts of Rewell Wood - geograph.org.uk - 336661.jpg

| {{convert| 61.3 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Arundel
{{coord| 50.876

0.596 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Fairmile Bottom }}
{{gbmappingsmall|SU 989 094}}

|Arun

| SSSI{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001993&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Fairmile Bottom| series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 7 April 2019}}

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271008889%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008889&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This site has wildflower meadows on chalk and woodland with groves of yew trees. There is an outstanding variety of beetles and many moths and butterflies.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008889&SiteName=fairm&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Fairmile Bottom |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England |access-date= 6 April 2019}}

scope="row"|Grattons Park

|File:Grattons Park (5).jpg

| {{convert| 7.7 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Crawley
{{coord| 51.127

0.159 |type:landmark_region:GB|name=Grattons Park }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 289 380}}

|Crawley

|

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009383%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009383&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|Gatwick Stream runs through this park and other habitats are broadleaved woodland and grassland. Flora include lesser celandine and wild daffodils, while there are birds such as treecreepers, great spotted woodpecker and long-tailed tits.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009383&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Grattons Park|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date=28 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090057/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009383&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=2019-03-27|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|Harting Down

|File:Whitcombe Bottom - geograph.org.uk - 946390.jpg

| {{convert| 206.6 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Harting
{{coord| 50.956

0.864 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Harting Down }}
{{gbmappingsmall|SU 799 180}}

|Chichester

| NCRRatcliffe, p. 118 SSSI{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000415&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Harting Downs| series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 7 April 2019}}

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271008938%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008938&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This sloping site on the South Downs has grassland with scattered woodland and scrub. There are grizzled skipper butterflies, blue carpenter bees and cheese snails.{{cite web |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008938&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Harting Down |series=Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England |access-date=30 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101110/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008938&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date=2019-03-27 |url-status=live }}

scope="row"|Iping Common (Stedham with Iping)

|File:Start of footpath to Trotton Common - geograph.org.uk - 778718.jpg

| {{convert| 118.2 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Midhurst
{{coord| 50.990

0.792 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Iping Common }}
{{gbmappingsmall|SU 849 219}}

|Chichester

|NCRRatcliffe, p. 119 SSSI{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000461&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Iping Common | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 7 April 2019}} SWT{{cite web |url= https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/visit/iping-stedham-commons |title= Iping and Stedham Commons |publisher= Sussex Wildlife Trust |access-date= 11 April 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190401132051/https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/visit/iping-stedham-commons |archive-date= 1 April 2019 |url-status= live }}

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271008971%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008971&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This is described by Natural England as one of the richest areas of heath in the county. Most of it is dry but there are also areas of wet heath, two ponds, woodland, scrub and grassland. It has a rich invertebrate fauna and breeding heathland birds include nightjars and stonechats.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000461.pdf|title=Iping Common citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321141514/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000461.pdf|archive-date=2019-03-21|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|Lancing Ring

|File:Lancing Ring - geograph.org.uk - 1012346.jpg

| {{convert| 29.4 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Lancing
{{coord| 50.843

0.323 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Lancing Ring }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 182 062}}

|Adur

|

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271008987%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008987&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This chalk grassland site has adders and lizards. There is also woodland with flowers including early purple orchids and dewponds which have many newts.{{cite web |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008987&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Lancing Ring |series=Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090008/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008987&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date=2019-03-27 |url-status=live }}

scope="row"|Lynchmere Commons

|File:Lynchmere Common - geograph.org.uk - 21563.jpg

| {{convert| 122.0 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Linchmere
{{coord| 51.072

0.768 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Lynchmere Commons }}
{{gbmappingsmall|SU 864 310}}

|Chichester

|

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009422%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009422&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This heathland site is composed of Stanley, Lynchmere and Marley Commons. They have diverse insect species and unusual plants such as bilberries.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009422&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title= Lynchmere Commons|series= Local Nature Reserves|publisher= Natural England|access-date= 25 July 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090641/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009422&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date= 27 March 2019|url-status= live}}

scope="row"|Mill Hill

|File:Shoreham Bank Butterfly Site - geograph.org.uk - 354544.jpg

| {{convert| 13.5 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Shoreham-by-Sea
{{coord| 50.853

0.281 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Mill Hill }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 211 073}}

|Adur

|

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009032%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009032&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This site has chalk grassland, scrub and secondary woodland. It is one of the best areas in Sussex for butterflies, with 29 species recorded, including the Adonis blue. More than 160 species of flowering plant have been recorded, such as horseshoe vetch.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009032&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Mill Hill|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091403/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009032&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=2019-03-27|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|Nutborne Marshes

|File:Cobnor Rithe - geograph.org.uk - 1262985.jpg

| {{convert| 386.9 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Thorney Island
{{coord| 50.822

0.900 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Nutborne Marshes}}
{{gbmappingsmall|SU 776 031}}

|Chichester

|NCRRatcliffe, pp. 3–4 Ramsar{{cite web |url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11013&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours |series= Ramsar Site |publisher= Natural England |access-date= 6 April 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190401162727/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11013&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date= 1 April 2019 |url-status= live }} SAC{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0030059&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime | series= Special Areas of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 6 April 2019}} SPA{{cite web |url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9011011&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours |series= Special Protection Areas |publisher= Natural England |access-date= 6 April 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190401162824/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9011011&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date= 1 April 2019 |url-status= live }} SSSI{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003245&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Chichester Harbour | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 6 April 2019}}

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009054%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009054&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|No

|This is an area of intertidal and subtidal saltmarsh and mudflats. There are many invertebrates on the mudflats such as ragworms and the banks have unusual plants including sea wormwood. Migrating birds include curlews, grey plovers and dunlins.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009054&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title= Nutborne Marshes|series= Local Nature Reserves|publisher= Natural England|access-date= 25 July 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091106/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009054&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date= 27 March 2019|url-status= live}}

scope="row"|Pagham Harbour

|File:Saltmarsh, Pagham Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 501421.jpg

| {{convert| 599.1 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Bognor Regis
{{coord| 50.766

0.766 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Pagham Harbour }}
{{gbmappingsmall|SZ 871 970}}

|Arun

| NCR Ramsar{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11052&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Pagham Harbour | series= Ramsar Site|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 6 April 2019}} SPA{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9012041&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Pagham Harbour | series= Special Protection Areas |publisher=Natural England|access-date = 6 April 2019}} SSSI{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000620&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Pagham Harbour | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 7 April 2019}}

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009061%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009061&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|PP

|This is a large area of salt marsh, mud flats, shingle, open water, reed swamp and wet grassland. It is of national importance for breeding birds and wintering wildfowl and waders. It also has nationally important communities of plants and invertebrates, including the nationally endangered sea anemone Nematostella vectensis.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000620.pdf|title=Pagham Harbour citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=6 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506221610/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000620.pdf|archive-date=6 May 2019|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|Pilsey Island

|File:Pilsey Island.JPG

| {{convert| 17.8 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Thorney Island
{{coord| 50.801

0.909 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Pilsey Island }}
{{gbmappingsmall|SU 770 007}}

|Chichester

| NCR Ramsar SAC SPA SSSI

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009073%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009073&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|No

|The island has sand dunes, mudflats, salt marsh and bare and vegetated shingle. There are many plants, spiders and insects.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009073&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Pilsey Island|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091353/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009073&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=2019-03-27|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|Scrase Valley

|File:Scrase Valley (2).jpg

| {{convert| 8.0 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Haywards Heath
{{coord| 51.004

0.086 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Scrase Valley }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 344 245}}

|Mid Sussex

|

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009125%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009125&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This site has grassland, woodland and marsh. There are a number of unusual plants, such as purple toothwort, marsh cinquefoil, meadow thistle and marsh speedwell. The Friends of The Scrase Valley have planted three black poplar trees, which is a nationally rare species.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009125&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=The Scrase Valley |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| access-date= 11 April 2019}}

scope="row"|Shoreham Beach

|File:Tidal waters by Shoreham Beach, West Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 1646758.jpg

| {{convert| 26.2 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Shoreham-by-Sea
{{coord| 50.826

0.271 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Shoreham Beach }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 219 044}}

|Adur

|

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271123104%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1123104&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|The beach has vegetated shingle, which is an internationally rare habitat, with flora including yellow horned poppy, sea kale and curled dock.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1123104&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Shoreham Beach|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085937/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1123104&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=2019-03-27|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|Target Hill Park

|File:Target Hill Park (6).jpg

| {{convert| 9.0 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Crawley
{{coord| 51.097| -0.218 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Target Hill Park }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 249 346}}

|Crawley

|

|[https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009384%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009384&SiteName=target&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|The diverse habitats in this park include ponds, wetlands, woodlands, meadows and scrub. There are reptiles such as slow-worms, adders and common lizards, while butterflies include skippers, meadow brown, small heaths and ringlets.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009384&SiteName=target&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Target Hill Park |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| access-date= 29 April 2019}}

scope="row"|Tilgate Forest

|File:NCR 20 - Tilgate Forest.JPG

| {{convert|6.9 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Crawley
{{coord| 51.102

0.163 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Tilgate Forest }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 287 352}}

|Crawley

|

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009806%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009806&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This site has woods, tall herb and fern, and heathland. The most common trees in areas of natural woodland are birch, oak and hazel, while plantations are mainly Scots pine, red oak, western hemlock and beech.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009806&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Tilgate Forest|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090400/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009806&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|Tottington Wood

|File:Tottington Wood (8).jpg

| {{convert| 5.1 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Henfield
{{coord| 50.900

0.272 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Tottington Wood }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 216 126}}

|Horsham

|

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009207%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009207&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This semi-ancient wood is recorded back to 1600 and it has an oak tree which is over 250 years old. Mammals include roe deer and bats and there are birds such as woodpeckers and blue tits.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009207&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title= Tottington Wood|series= Local Nature Reserves|publisher= Natural England|access-date= 11 April 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091122/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009207&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date= 27 March 2019|url-status= live}}

scope="row"|Warnham

|File:Bluebells in the Millpond Plantation, Warnham Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 388652.jpg

| {{convert| 38.4 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Horsham
{{coord| 51.082

0.330 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Warnha }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 171 327}}

|Horsham

|

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009224%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009224&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|The principal feature of the site is the {{convert| 7 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} Warnham Millpond, together with its islands and marginal vegetation. Boldings Brook runs through the site and in the winter it floods areas of wet grassland and willow carr. Invertebrates include 523 species of moths and 366 plant species have been recorded.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009224&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Warnham LNR|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091349/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009224&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|West Beach

|File:West Pier - geograph.org.uk - 734690.jpg

| {{convert| 15.7 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Littlehampton
{{coord| 50.780

0.547 |type:landmark_region:GB|name=West Beach }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 025 010}}

|Arun

| SSSI{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004174&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Climping Beach | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 7 April 2019}}

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009233%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009233&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

|This stretch of shoreline has sand dunes at the back with a vegetated shingle beach, which is a nationally uncommon habitat, in front. The intertidal zone has soft muds and sands with many invertebrates, which are an important source of food for wintering birds, especially sanderling.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1004174.pdf |title=Climping Beach citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 22 April 2019}}

scope="row"|Widewater Lagoon

|File:Along Widewater Lagoon - geograph.org.uk - 641528.jpg

| {{convert| 8.8 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}

| Lancing
{{coord| 50.824

0.299 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Widewater Lagoon }}
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 199 041}}

|Adur

|

|[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009811%27 Map]

|[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009811&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= Details]

|Yes

| This coastal lagoon is separated from Lancing Beach by a man-made shingle bank. The water is brackish and there are wildfowl such as herons and swans.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009811&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title= Widewater Lagoon|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| access-date= 26 July 2019}}

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