Shillinglee Lake is a 17-hectare (42-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Plaistow in West Sussex.[1][2]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 968 310[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 17.0 hectares (42 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
The lake has been designated an SSSI because it has four nationally uncommon plants. It is one of only ten locations in the country for Leersia oryzoides, a species of cut-grass. The other three are water mudwort, needle spikerush and six-stamen waterwort, all of which are found on mud when the water level is low.[3]
Footpaths skirt the lake at several points.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Shillinglee Lake". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Map of Shillinglee Lake". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Shillinglee Lake citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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