Clayton to Offham Escarpment


Clayton to Offham Escarpment is a linear biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which runs from Clayton in West Sussex to Lewes in East Sussex. An area of is Ditchling Beacon nature reserve, which is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.
Much of this site is steeply sloping chalk grassland, which has many flowering plants such as glaucous sedge, autumn gentian, marjoram, squinancywort and several species of orchid. There are also areas of woodland and scrub and the site has a rich community of breeding birds.