Withdean and Westdene Woods
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationBrighton, East Sussex
OS gridTQ 296 077
Area7.9 hectares (20 acres)
Managed byBrighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Wildlife Trust

Withdean and Westdene Woods is a 7.9-hectare (20-acre) Local Nature Reserve in four separate areas in Brighton in East Sussex. Most of the site is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove City Council.[1][2] Withdean Woods is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) nature reserve managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.[3]

Many of the mature trees on this site were destroyed by the Great Storm of 1987, but it still has a range of mammals including foxes, badgers and common pipistrelle bats, while there are birds such as great spotted woodpecker and firecrests.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Withdean and Westdene Woods". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Withdean and Westdene Woods". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Withdean Woods". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

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