Lewes Downs

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title: "Lewes Downs" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["sites-of-special-scientific-interest-in-east-sussex", "national-nature-reserves-in-england", "nature-conservation-review-sites", "special-areas-of-conservation-in-england", "glynde"] description: "Protected area in East Sussex, England" topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes_Downs" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Protected area in East Sussex, England ::

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Field	Value
image	The Coombe, Malling Down Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 292081.jpg
name	Lewes Downs
aos	East Sussex
interest	Biological
gridref
area	165.0 ha
notifydate	1986
map	Magic Map
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|image= The Coombe, Malling Down Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 292081.jpg |image_caption = |name= Lewes Downs |aos= East Sussex |interest=Biological |gridref= |area= 165.0 ha |notifydate= 1986 |map= Magic Map Lewes Downs is a 165 ha biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Lewes in East Sussex. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I and a Special Area of Conservation. Part of it is a national nature reserve, part is Malling Down nature reserve, which is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust, and part is Mount Caburn, an Iron Age hill fort which is a Scheduled Monument.

This south-facing slope on the South Downs is ecologically rich chalk grassland and scrub. Flora include the nationally rare early-spider orchid and it also has a diverse invertebrate fauna and an important breeding community of downland birds.

References

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Lewes Downs". Natural England.
2. "Map of Lewes Downs". Natural England.
3. (1977). "A Nature Conservation Review". Cambridge University Press.
4. "Designated Sites View: Lewes Downs". Natural England.
5. "Designated Sites View: Lewes Downs (Mount Caburn)". Natural England.
6. "Malling Down". Sussex Wildlife Trust.
7. {{NHLE
8. "Lewes Downs citation". Natural England.

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