Arlington Reservoir

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Arlington Reservoir
Arlington Reservoir
Area of Search East Sussex
Grid Reference TQ535075
Interest Biologial
Area 99.4 hectares
Notification 1985
Location Map English Nature

Arlington Reservoir (TQ535075) is a 99.4 (245.6 acre) Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Arlington, East Sussex. The site was notified in 1985 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site is also of ornithological interest, with over 1% of the wintering wigeon being populated within the site. Alder Alnus glutinosa and willow Salix species are part of the open water. The site is also home to a scrub of Crataegus monogyna

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