Iping and Stedham Commons is a nature reserve owned and managed by the
Sussex Wildlife Trust.
It is a biological
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
(designated as Iping Common but covering both commons) near the villages of
Iping
Iping is a village and parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies within the civil parish of Stedham with Iping, just off the A272 road west of Midhurst. The village lies on the River Rother.
Etymology
The Old En ...
and
Stedham
Stedham is a village and parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, on the A272 road west of Midhurst.
The village has a garden centre, social club and a pub, ''The Hamilton Arms'', which has a Thai restaurant. The village shop ...
, west of
Midhurst in
West Sussex.
It is also a
Local Nature Reserve and a
Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.
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.
There is access from
Elsted Road, which runs between the two commons.
References
External links
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{{Local Nature Reserves in West Sussex
Local Nature Reserves in West Sussex
Nature Conservation Review sites
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex
Sussex Wildlife Trust