Chapel Common
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 819 285[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 101.1 hectares (250 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1998[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Chapel Common is a 101-hectare (250-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Fernhurst in West Sussex.[1][2] A Roman road through the common is a Scheduled Monument.[3]
Most of the common is dry heathland but there are also areas of woodland, grassland and scrub. Heathland birds include three internationally important species listed on Annex I of the EU Birds Directive, woodlark, nightjar and Dartford warbler. The site also has rare and scarce invertebrates.[4]
Several public footpaths cross the common.
