Railway Land, Lewes

Railway Land, Lewes is a 10.9-hectare (27-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Lewes in East Sussex. It is owned by Lewes District Council and managed by the council and the Railway Land Wildlife Trust.^[1][2]

Railway Land, Lewes
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Lewes, East Sussex
OS grid	TQ 421 099
Area	10.9 hectares (27 acres)
Managed by	Lewes District Council and Railway Land Wildlife Trust

This former railway goods yard has diverse habitats including grassland, wet willow woodland, floodplain grazing meadows, reedbeds, a network of drainage ditches and a tidal winterbourne stream. Bird species include woodpeckers, common kestrels and common kingfishers.^[1]

There is access from Railway Lane.

References

1. "Railway Land, Lewes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
2. "Map of Railway Land, Lewes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

50°52′16″N 0°01′05″E / 50.871°N 0.018°E / 50.871; 0.018