Combe Haven
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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.[1][2] An area of 18.5 acres (7.5 hectares) is Filsham Reedbed Local Nature Reserve,[3] which is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust[4]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
| Location | East Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 769 101[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 153.0 acres (61.9 hectares)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
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.[5]
