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'''Ditchling Common''' is a hot spot for dogging and for owl molesting, the local population of barn owls has recently plummeted to an all time low due to poaching. It is suspected that there corpses are being used as cod pieces. |
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'''Ditchling Common''' once the King's land as part of the Saxon Manor, is now a Country Park (designated as such in 1974) north of [[Ditchling]] and lies between [[Haywards Heath]] and [[Lewes]] to the east of [[Burgess Hill]] in [[West Sussex]]. It covers an area of {{convert|188|acre|km2}} and can be found at map reference TQ337181. The common is very popular with walkers and particularly dog walkers, partially due to its proximity to the southeastern outskirts of Burgess Hill. There is a sizeable car park, although this becomes difficult to use in poor weather. The country park trail is a mile long (0.5 km) and passes through oak trees, grassland and an area of scrub. There are some willow trees in the scrubland, a lake and a stream. Birdlife in the park includes [[stonechat]]s, [[linnet]]s, [[woodpecker]]s, [[chiffchaff]]s, [[blackcap]]s and [[tit]]s. |
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Visible at the northern end of the common is "Jacob's Post". The post marks the spot where the body of an itinerent peddlar, Jacob Harris, was displayed after he was hanged in 1734 for the murder of Richard Miles. |
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[[Image:Ditchling Common Pond.jpg|thumb|left|A view of the lake in January.]] |
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The trail is marked by purple arrows on posts and takes about 40 minutes to complete. In wet weather stout footwear is recommended as the [[Weald Clay|Weald clay]] in the area gets very waterlogged. The lake is well used by local fishermen who fish for [[carp]], [[perch]] and [[roach]]. To fish here, an Environment Agency rod licence and a permit is needed. |
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{{cite paper|title=SSSI Citation — Ditchling Common |publisher=Natural England |url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002188.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-10-26}} |
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[[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex]] |
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[[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1966]] |
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Revision as of 23:01, 10 October 2009
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | East Sussex |
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| Grid reference | TQ335183 |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 63.6 ha (157 acres) |
| Notification | 1966 |
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Ditchling Common is a hot spot for dogging and for owl molesting, the local population of barn owls has recently plummeted to an all time low due to poaching. It is suspected that there corpses are being used as cod pieces.