| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SZ 814 954[1] |
| Interest | Biological Geological |
| Area | 200.6 hectares (496 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Bracklesham Bay is a 200.6-hectare (496-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3][4]
It is a coastal bay on the west side of the Manhood Peninsula in West Sussex, England. The bay looks out onto the English Channel and the Isle of Wight is visible from the beach, as is the Nab Tower lighthouse and the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth. The villages of Bracklesham and East Wittering are situated in the centre of the bay and it is bordered by the town of Selsey on the southern/eastern tip, and the village of West Wittering on the west side.
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Bracklesham Bay". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Map of Bracklesham Bay". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Bracklesham (Tertiary Palaeobotany)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Bracklesham Bay (Mesozoic - Tertiary Fish/Amphibia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2019.