Woolbeding and Pound Commons

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|name= Woolbeding and Pound Commons

|aos= West Sussex

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|171.9|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1998

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Woolbeding and Pound Commons is a {{convert| 171.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Midhurst in West Sussex.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S2000330&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Woolbeding and Pound Commons| series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 3 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%272000330%27 |title=Map of Woolbeding and Pound Commons|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 3 July 2019}}

The commons have areas of wet and dry heath, woodland, ponds and wet flushes. Invertebrates include a number of Red Data Book species, such as the bee Hylaeus gibbus, the Eumenes coarctatus and Psen bruxellensis wasps and the click-beetle Hylis olexai. The site also provides a habitat for three rare birds, woodlark, nightjar and Dartford warbler.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/2000330.pdf |title=Woolbeding and Pound Commons citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 3 July 2019}}

The site is crossed by roads and footpaths.