Arun Banks
UK Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Arun Banks is a 25.8-hectare (64-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Arundel in West Sussex.[1][2]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
| Location | West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 027 101[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 25.8 hectares (64 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
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]
