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Special Areas of Conservation

Arun Valley

Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Country England
Unitary Authority Surrey, East and West Sussex
Centroid* TQ035143
Latitude 50.91861111
Longitude -0.528055556
SAC EU Code UK0030366
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 487.48
* This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC.
Location of Arun Valley SAC

General site character

  • Inland water bodies (Standing water, Running water) (2%)
  • Bogs, Marshes, Water fringed vegetation, Fens (2%)
  • Humid grassland, Mesophile grassland (95%)
  • Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (1%)

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Note When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site

  • Not Applicable

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site

  • Not Applicable

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site

  • 4056 Ramshorn snail Anisus vorticulus

    Anisus vorticulus occurs across a range of sites in southern and eastern England. The Arun valley is one of the three main population centres for this species in the UK. This proposed site includes two of its core sites in the wash lands of the Arun floodplain (Pulborough Brooks and Amberley Wild Brooks SSSIs).

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection

  • Not Applicable

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