Fore Wood

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Fore Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Path through Fore Wood - geograph.org.uk - 1577192.jpg
Location East Sussex
Grid reference TQ 753 128 [1]
InterestBiological
Area20.9 hectares (52 acres) [1]
Notification 1984 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Fore Wood is a 20.9-hectare (52-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Hastings in East Sussex. [1] [2] It is part of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve of the same name [3] , and the land designated as Fore Wood SSSI is entirely owned by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds [4] .

The woodland in this steep valley is variable and it has been considerably modified in some areas. Flora include hay-scented buckler-fern, greater wood-rush and hard fern, as well as three rare mosses. There is also a rich community of breeding birds. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Fore Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. "Map of Fore Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. "Fore Wood". [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  5. "Fore Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

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