Railway Land, Lewes
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationLewes, East Sussex
OS gridTQ 421 099
Area10.9 hectares (27 acres)
Managed byLewes 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Railway Land, Lewes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. "Map of Railway Land, Lewes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

50°52′16″N 0°01′05″E / 50.871°N 0.018°E / 50.871; 0.018

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