Crowborough Country Park | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Crowborough, East Sussex |
OS grid | TQ 529 299 |
Area | 7.3 hectares (18 acres) |
Managed by | Crowborough Town Council |
Crowborough Country Park is a 7.3-hectare (18-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Crowborough in East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Crowborough Town Council. [1] [2]
The park has diverse habitats including wet and dry woodland, grass and heath glades, marshes, streams and ponds. The main stream runs through a steep rocky gorge. Flora include the nationally rare moss Discelium nudum . [1]
There is access at a number of points including in Osborne Road and Tollwood Road.
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