Ebernoe Common
Varied ancient wood pasture with ponds, streams, meadows and reclaimed arable land under conversion back to woodland
Ebernoe Common is dominated by old wood pasture where Commoners would have turned out their cattle or pigs to graze and browse on young trees and scrub, beech mast and acorns, or on the grassy meadows in glades and clearings. Grazing stopped by the middle of the 20th century and the wood pasture became more and more overgrown. When Sussex Wildlife Trust bought the reserve in 1980 great effort went into opening up glades and rides, and restoring grazing to the reserve.
Ancient Woodland Appeal
We have an amazing opportunity to extend our nature reserve at Ebernoe Common, but we need to act now.
Nightingale singing at Ebernoe Common
- Postcode:
- GU28 9LD
- Grid ref:
- SU975278
- Reserve size:
- 157 hectares
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News
The Queen’s Green Canopy
15 May 2022
Ebernoe Common National Nature Reserve is part of a UK-wide network of 70 Ancient Woodlands and 70 Ancient Trees dedicated to Her Majesty in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee
Willand Wood and The Warren
19 December 2021
Thanks to some incredibly generous legacies, a successful appeal and some very good timing, we have been able to expand our Ebernoe Common nature reserve
Reserves week - what you might see at Old Lodge & Ebernoe Common
20 July 2021
What might you see at Old Lodge and Ebernoe Common Reserves at the moment? Reserves Manager Mark Monk Terry has a couple of suggestions
Antisocial behaviour on nature reserves - how you can help
10 March 2021
As the country begins to look forward to a time when we emerge from lockdown, we would like to draw your attention to ongoing issues we are aware of affecting some our nature reserves.