Old Lodge Explained

Old Lodge
Type:Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:TQ 462 305
Location:Crowborough, East Sussex
Area:103.1ha
Manager:Sussex Wildlife Trust

Old Lodge is a 103.1abbr=offNaNabbr=off Local Nature Reserve west of Crowborough in East Sussex. It is privately owned. It is managed by Sussex Wildlife Trust.[1] [2] [3] It is part of Ashdown Forest, which is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[4] a Special Area of Conservation,[5] a Special Protection Area[6] and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[7]

This highland site is mainly grassland and heather, with areas of gorse and scattered birch, oak, and Scots pine trees. Birds include common redstart and common crossbills and there are large nests of red wood ants.[3]

References

51.055°N 0.085°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Old Lodge, Nutley . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 13 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Map of Old Lodge, Nutley. Local Nature Reserves . Natural England. 13 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Old Lodge . Sussex Wildlife Trust . 13 February 2019.
  4. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 115 . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .
  5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Ashdown Forest . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 10 January 2019.
  6. Web site: Designated Sites View: Ashdown Forest. Special Protection Areas . Natural England. 10 January 2019.
  7. Web site: Designated Sites View: Ashdown Forest. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 January 2019.

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