Rake Hanger
bio-scientific site in West Sussex
Rake Hanger is a 28.2-hectare (70-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Midhurst in West Sussex.
Sessile oak is dominant on the steep slope of this site, while alder is the most common tree at the waterlogged foot of the scarp. There are lichens associated with ancient woodland, such as Thelotrema lepadinum and Haematomma elatinum. Great tussock sedge, bur-reed and great reedmace grow on the banks of two ponds.
A public footpath goes through the site.
“Rake Hanger” enters the record as bio-scientific site in West Sussex. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Rake, Hanger and bio-scientific can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q65070481. Authority coordinates are 51.033, -0.868. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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