Chiddingfold Forest

Chiddingfold Forest is a 542.5-hectare (1,341-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Chiddingfold in Surrey and West Sussex.^[1][2] One part of it, Fir Tree Copse, is a nature reserve which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust^[3]

Chiddingfold Forest

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Surrey West Sussex
Grid reference	SU 995 332[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	542.5 hectares (1,341 acres)[1]
Notification	1991[1]
Location map	Magic Map

The site consists of a number of separate areas with a mosaic of habitats, including ancient woodland and conifer plantations. Over 500 species of butterflies and moths have been recorded including several which are rare and endangered, such as the Wood White butterfly and the rest harrow and orange upperwing moths. Other insects include the Cheilosia carbonaria hoverfly.^[4]