Ebernoe Common

Ebernoe Common is a 233.9-hectare (578-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ebernoe, north of Petworth in West Sussex.^[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,^[3] a national nature reserve^[4] and a Special Area of Conservation.^[5] It is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust^[6]

Ebernoe Common

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	West Sussex
Grid reference	SU 975 271[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	233.9 hectares (578 acres)[1]
Notification	2003[1]
Location map	Magic Map

This site consists of several blocks of ancient woodland. It is nationally important for lichens, with over 100 species, and for fungi, with seven Red Data Book species. It is also nationally important for woodland breeding birds and for bats, especially barbastelles and Bechstein’s.^[7]