Wildlife reserves · South East England
Amberley Wild Brooks
Amberley Wild Brooks — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Brockham · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Amberley Wild Brooks is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Managed by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.9179°, -0.5296°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Amberley Wild Brooks SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Arun Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Amberley Wild Brooks or Amberley Wildbrooks is a 327.5-hectare (809-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Storrington in West Sussex. An area of 80 hectares (200 acres) is a nature reserve managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Nature Conservation Review site. It is also part of the Arun Valley Ramsar site, Special Area of Conservation and Special Protection Area. This area of grazing marsh, which is dissected by drainage ditches, has a number of uncommon invertebrates, particularly dragonflies, and 156 species of flowering plants have been recorded. It is also important for wintering birds, with nationally significant numbers of teal, shoveler and Bewick’s swan. There are two rare snails, Anisus vorticulus and Pseudamnicola confusa.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.9179, -0.5296
- County
- West Sussex
- District
- Horsham
- Parish
- Amberley
- Postcode
- BN18 9NR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Nearest railway station
- Brockham — 1.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4741360 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Amberley Wild Brooks (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Amberley Wild Brooks?
- Amberley Wild Brooks is in West Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN18 9NR), in the parish of Amberley.
- Who runs Amberley Wild Brooks?
- Amberley Wild Brooks is operated by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
- Is Amberley Wild Brooks a listed building?
- Amberley Wild Brooks is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Amberley Wild Brooks a protected site?
- Yes — Amberley Wild Brooks is part of the Amberley Wild Brooks SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Arun Valley Ramsar wetland.
- Is Amberley Wild Brooks free to visit?
- Yes, Amberley Wild Brooks is free to enter.
- How do I get to Amberley Wild Brooks?
- The nearest railway station is Brockham, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN18 9NR.