Railway Land, Lewes
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Lewes, East Sussex |
OS grid | TQ 421 099 |
Area | 10.9 hectares (27 acres) |
Managed by | Lewes District Council and Railway Land Wildlife Trust |
Railway Land, Lewes is a 10.9-hectare (27-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Lewes in East Sussex. It is owned by Lewes District Council and managed by the council and the Railway Land Wildlife Trust.[1][2]
This former railway goods yard has diverse habitats including grassland, wet willow woodland, floodplain grazing meadows, reedbeds, a network of drainage ditches and a tidal winterbourne stream. Bird species include woodpeckers, common kestrels and common kingfishers.[1]
There is access from Railway Lane.
References
- ^ a b "Railway Land, Lewes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Map of Railway Land, Lewes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
50°52′16″N 0°01′05″E / 50.871°N 0.018°E / 50.871; 0.018
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