Photo of Harting Downs, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Chalton in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England. — © Oliver Dixon / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Harting Downs

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Harting Downs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex, covering 3.4 km². The county has 67 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. Only three of the county's SSSIs are larger. The surrounding countryside is part of the South Downs National Park.

Pads Wood and Rook Clift are among the SSSIs within 2.3 km. The nearest railway station is Petersfield, about 5.3 km to the north-west.

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