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Woods Mill
A mixture of wetland and woodland habitats.
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Rye Harbour
A large coastal reserve with vegetated shingle, saltmarsh and reedbed
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Burton & Chingford Ponds
A microcosm of different habitats within one site - various woodland, carr, wet and dry heath, two large ponds and bogs
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Ditchling Beacon
Panoramic views of the Weald from this Iron Age hillfort site of chalk grassland and scrub
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Ebernoe Common
Varied ancient wood pasture with ponds, streams, meadows and reclaimed arable land under conversion back to woodland
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Eridge Rocks
A majestic sandstone rock outcrop among mixed woodland
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Iping & Stedham Commons
Iping and Stedham Commons represent some of the best that this scarce heathland habitat can offer. As rich in atmosphere as it is in wildlife.
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Malling Down
Superb chalk grassland and scrub with many typical and rare flowers and butterflies, all within easy walking distance of Lewes town centre
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Marline Valley
A very rich wooded valley above a gill stream with meadows, ponds and scrub
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The Mens
A large wild area of ancient woodland in the Low Weald.
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Old Lodge
Open vistas of heather, with areas of pine woodland, set in the Ashdown Forest
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Southerham Farm
Picturesque rolling downland with chalk grassland flowers and butterflies, set in a working livestock farm as part of the wider Malling Downs area.
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Amberley Wildbrooks
Grazing marsh and ditches in a floodplain landscape important for rare birds, insects and plants
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Brickfield Meadow
A good example of an unimproved Wealden meadow
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Cooksbridge Meadow
A quiet, peaceful pasture and a small woodland backing onto a stream
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Filsham Reedbed
A large reedbed with ditches and lagoons, set in a river valley floodplain
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Flatropers Wood
A peaceful mixed woodland of great variety with streams and an open heathy area
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Gillham Woods
A small but characterful oak woodland surviving within an area of modern housing
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Graffham Common
Pine plantation on ancient wet and dry heaths with a lovely acid pond.
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Levin Down
A superb example of chalk grassland and scrub, rich in flowers and butterflies
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Pevensey Marshes
A large area of grazing marsh with numerous ditches and pools
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Seaford Head
Seaford Head is the best spot to enjoy the iconic view of the majestic Seven Sisters cliffs.
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Selwyns Wood
A mixture of woodland types with heathy glades and streams
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Waltham Brooks
Grazing marsh with a large open water area important for birds.
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West Dean Woods
Traditional hazel coppice woodland with oak standards, and a large colony of wild daffodils
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Withdean Woods
A wooded hillside - close to the centre of Brighton
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Smaller reserves
Across Sussex, the Trust owns a number of wonderful but tiny nature reserves that for a number of reasons are difficult to access. Some are also home to species that are particularly sensitive to disturbance. These reserves are not open to the public, access is by prior arrangement only.