Kingley Vale NNR
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The Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve is a National Nature Reserve (NNR) in West Sussex in southern England, near Chichester and is part of the South Downs.
The site is managed by the Nature Conservancy Council. It has an information centre and a nature trail and a number of [Bronze]Age Round barrows are in mounds above the vale.
There is a large area of grass downland and shrub land with a number of old yew trees. From the top there are outstanding views over Sussex and the south coast.
There are a number of walks and bridleways around the NNR with the main being around the woodland and yew trees and up to the top of the hills.
The nearest car park is at West Stoke about 5 miles northwest of Chichester [1].
[edit] Natural Phenomena
Kingley Vale is home to one of Europe's most impressive Yew forests. The forest contains Yews as much as 2,000 years old. They comprise some of the oldest living organisms in the British Isles. [2]
Besides the Yew forest, one can find innumerable different species of flora and fauna at Kingley Vale.
[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2006). OS Landranger Map 197 - Chichester and South Downs. ISBN 0-319-22819-3.
- ^ Kingley Vale. English Nature (2003). Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
[edit] External links
- Map sources for Kingley Vale.
- English Nature website on Kingley Vale
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