Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | East Sussex |
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Grid reference | TQ 907 216 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 2.1 hectares (5.2 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1984 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Leasam Heronry Wood is a 2.1-hectare (5.2-acre) 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.
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() | |
Location | East Sussex |
---|---|
Grid reference | TQ 907 216 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 2.1 hectares (5.2 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1984 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Leasam Heronry Wood is a 2.1-hectare (5.2-acre) 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.