Leasam Heronry Wood Explained

Leasam Heronry Wood
Aos:	East Sussex
Interest:	Biological
Area:	2.1ha
Notifydate:	1984
Map:	Magic Map

Leasam Heronry Wood is a 2.1abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Rye in East Sussex.^{[1] [2]}

This wood is not long established but it contains a nationally important heronry. The birds began to use the site in 1935 and have bred there since 1940. There are over fifty breeding pairs, around 1% of the British population.^[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

50.9627°N 0.7152°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Leasam Heronry Wood . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 January 2019.
2. Web site: Map of Leasam Heronry Wood. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 January 2019.
3. Web site: Leasam Heronry Wood citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 January 2019.