Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Haywards Heath, West Sussex |
OS grid | TQ 317 244 |
Area | 28.9 hectares (71 acres) |
Managed by | Mid Sussex District Council |
Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow is a 28.9-hectare (71-acre) local nature reserve in Haywards Heath in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Mid Sussex District council. [1] [2]
This site has diverse habitats with a pond, wetland, hedgerows, grassland, birch woodland, hazel coppice, mixed coppice and bluebell woodland. [1]
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