Ashburnham Park
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Ashburnham Park is found to the north-west of Hastings in Sussex. It is the garden of Ashburnham Place and it is listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.[1]
Of this parkland, 272 acres are designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2] It is also a 'Nature Conservation Review site', Grade 2.[3]
This former medieval deer park has many ancient trees which support more than 160 species of lichens. The habitats are parkland and woodland together with three ornamental lakes. The woods have a diverse selection of breeding bird species.[2]
Location
- Location map: 50°54’25"N, 0°24’43"E
- Streetmap: TQ697147
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1000145: Ashburnham Place (Register of Historic Parks and Gardens)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SSSI listing and designation for Ashburnham Park
- ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
