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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Uckfield, East Sussex |
OS grid | TQ 475 210 |
Area | 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres) |
Managed by | Uckfield Town Council |
Hempstead Meadow is a 1.6-hectare (4.0-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Uckfield in East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Uckfield Town Council. [1] [2]
The site is mainly wet grassland with scattered trees and scrub. Flora include primroses, tussock sedge and various ferns. The meadow is used as a foraging area by bats. [1]
There is access from Waitrose carpark off the High Street.
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