Pulborough Brooks
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Looking towards Pulborough across the brooks
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 Location within West Sussex
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| Area of Search | West Sussex |
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| Grid reference | TQ052169 |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 158.83 ha (392.5 acres) |
| Notification | 1998 |
| Natural England website | |
Pulborough Brooks is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex, England.[1] It is near the town of Pulborough and is in the Arun Valley. The River Arun floods in winter, providing a rich habitat for wading birds, ducks and geese.
RSPB reserve
The reserve is a mixed habitat of farmland and water-meadows. A circular trail leads from the visitor information centre around the reserve, taking in four hides and three observation areas. As well as birds there is a herd of deer and rare breeds of cattle to graze the meadows. The visitor centre has a café and children's play area.
Birds
Pulborough Brooks is known for its birds. Firecrests, chiffchaffs, little ringed plovers are all notable species.
Black-winged stilts
A recent appearance were a family of black-winged stilts. These were a male and female, with two juveniles. They had bred at Medmerry RSPB and shortly afterwards they moved to Pulborough Brooks.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with OS grid coordinates
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reserves in England
- Visitor attractions in West Sussex
- Water-meadows
- Horsham District
- Geography of West Sussex
- Grasslands of the United Kingdom
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1998
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex
- Nature reserves in West Sussex
