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.
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