RSPB Pulborough Brooks
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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 | 50°56′31″N 0°30′06″W / 50.941825°N 0.501757°WCoordinates: 50°56′31″N 0°30′06″W / 50.941825°N 0.501757°W |
| 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. 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.
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.
Pulborough Brooks is known for its birds. Firecrests, chiffchaffs, little ringed plovers are all notable species.
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 in July 2014 and shortly afterwards they moved to Pulborough Brooks.
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