Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | West Sussex |
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Grid reference | TQ 027 101[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 25.8 hectares (64 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1985[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Arun Banks is a 25.8-hectare (64-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Arundel in West Sussex.[1][2]
This site consists of a tidal stretch of the River Arun and a cut-off meander loop. The diverse flora includes reed sweet grass, sea club-rush and glaucous bulrush. The river banks have wet grassland, scrub, woodland and drainage ditches with tall fen.[3]