Old Lodge

Old Lodge is a 103.1-hectare (255-acre) Local Nature Reserve west of Crowborough in East Sussex. It is owned and 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]

Old Lodge
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Crowborough, East Sussex
OS grid	TQ 462 305
Area	103.1 hectares (255 acres)
Managed by	Sussex Wildlife Trust

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

References

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