Southerham Farm

Southerham Farm is a 131-hectare (320-acre) nature reserve on the eastern outskirts of Lewes in East Sussex. It is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.[1]

Southerham Farm
TypeNature reserve
LocationLewes, East Sussex
OS gridTQ456089
Area131 hectares (320 acres)
Managed bySussex Wildlife Trust

The thin and infertile soils on this chalk site result in a floristically very rich grassland. Plants which flower in the summer include horseshoe vetch, kidney vetch, mouse-ear hawkweed, field scabious, dropwort and salad burnet.[2]

References

  1. "Southerham Farm". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. "Southerham Farm Reserve Profile". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

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