Graffham Common

Graffham Common is a 38-hectare (94-acre) nature reserve between Midhurst and Petworth in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.^[1]

TypeNature reserve

LocationBetween Midhurst and Petworth, West Sussex

OS gridSU932196

Area38 hectares (94 acres)

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Graffham Common
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Type	Nature reserve
Location	Between Midhurst and Petworth, West Sussex
OS grid	SU932196
Area	38 hectares (94 acres)
Managed by	Sussex Wildlife Trust

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This former pine plantation is being restored back to heath and grassland by the clearance of pine trees and rhododendrons. Drainage ditches have been blocked to allow the natural restoration of wet heath. Wet seepages provide a habitat for cross-leaved heath, hare’s-tail cottongrass and purple moor-grass.^[2]

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