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Forest and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Crawley, West Sussex From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Worth Forest is a 43.8-hectare (108-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Crawley in West Sussex. It is in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1][2]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | West Sussex |
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Grid reference | TQ 294 331[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 43.8 hectares (108 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
This ancient wood is in a ghyll formed by a stream which has eroded soft sandstone. The poorly drained valley bottom has carpets of Sphagnum while the upper slopes are dry and have a diverse community of mosses, liverworts and lichens.[3]
The site is private land but it is crossed by public footpaths.
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