Maplehurst Wood | |
Aos: | East Sussex |
Interest: | Biological |
Area: | 31.6ha |
Notifydate: | 1985 |
Map: | Magic Map |
Maplehurst Wood is a 31.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Hastings in East Sussex.[1] [2]
This wood has probably existed since the Middle Ages and a large part of it is still semi-natural. It has a variety of woodland types and a network of rides and streams. The wood is locally important for its breeding birds such as greater spotted woodpecker, tawny owl and nuthatch.[3]