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Withdean and Westdene Woods

Coordinates: 50°51′14″N 0°09′36″W / 50.854°N 0.160°W / 50.854; -0.160
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Withdean and Westdene Woods
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationBrighton, East Sussex
OS gridTQ 296 077
Area7.9 hectares (20 acres)
Managed byBrighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Wildlife Trust

Withdean and Westdene Woods is a 7.9-hectare (20-acre) Local Nature Reserve in four separate areas in Brighton in East Sussex. Most of the site is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove City Council.[1][2] Withdean Woods is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) nature reserve managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.[3]

Many of the mature trees on this site were destroyed by the Great Storm of 1987, but it still has a range of mammals including foxes, badgers and common pipistrelle bats, while there are birds such as great spotted woodpecker and firecrests.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Withdean and Westdene Woods". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Withdean and Westdene Woods". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Withdean Woods". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

50°51′14″N 0°09′36″W / 50.854°N 0.160°W / 50.854; -0.160