Parham Park SSSI

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|name= Parham Park SSSI

|aos= West Sussex

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|263.3|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1986

|map=[https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000637%27 Magic Map]

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Parham Park SSSI is a {{convert| 263.3|ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the grounds of Parham Park, west of Storrington in West Sussex.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000637&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Parham Park | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 7 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000637%27 |title=Map of Parham Park|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 7 May 2019}} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.{{cite book|editor-first=Derek |editor-last=Ratcliffe |title=A Nature Conservation Review|volume=2 |page= 50|authorlink=Derek Ratcliffe |publisher= Cambridge University Press|location =Cambridge, UK |year=1977|isbn= 0521-21403-3 }}

This medieval deer park has a very rich epiphytic lichen flora, with 165 recorded species. Habitats include woods, parkland, bogs and artificial ponds. The site also has a large heronry and two rare beetles, Ampedus cardinalis and Procraerus tibialis.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000637.pdf |title=Parham Park citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 7 May 2019}}

The house and grounds are open to the public for a fee.{{cite web|url=https://www.parhaminsussex.co.uk/|title=Welcome to Parham House & Gardens|publisher=Parham Park Ltd|accessdate= 7 May 2019}}