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Combe Haven is a 153-hectare (380-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Hastings and Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex. An area of 18.5 acres (7.5 hectares) is Filsham Reedbed Local Nature Reserve, which is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust
This site has diverse habitats. Most of it is poorly drained alluvial meadows which are divided by drainage ditches. There is also ancient woodland and Filsham Reedbed is the largest area of reed beds in East Sussex. There are diverse breeding and wintering birds and many species of butterflies.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Combe Haven". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Map of Combe Haven". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Filsham Reed Beds". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Filsham Reedbed". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Combe Haven citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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