Waltham Brooks

Waltham Brooks is a 47.4-hectare (117-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Pulborough in West Sussex.^[1][2] It is owned and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust^[3] and is part of the Arun Valley Ramsar site^[4] and Special Protection Area.^[5]

Waltham Brooks

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	West Sussex
Grid reference	TQ 025 157[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	47.4 hectares (117 acres)[1]
Notification	1987[1]
Location map	Magic Map

This is one of the few remaining areas of grazing marsh in the county and it has a rich variety of aquatic flora, including one nationally rare species, the small water-pepper. Many bird species winter at the site, including three in nationally important numbers, Bewick’s swan, teal and shoveler.^[6]

There is access to footpaths through the site.