High Woods
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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  Location within East Sussex | |
| Area of Search | East Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ713100 |
| Coordinates | 50°51′50″N 0°26′06″E / 50.864°N 0.435°ECoordinates: 50°51′50″N 0°26′06″E / 50.864°N 0.435°E |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 33.5 ha (83 acres) |
| Notification | 1985 |
| Natural England website | |
High Woods is a 33.5 hectare (82.7 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1985 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site is biologically important because the type of woodland, sessile oak coppice Quercus petraea, is not known elsewhere in East Sussex.
The site is around 3 km (2 miles) north west of Bexhill.
Rother District Council owns the freehold of the site, as a Public Open Space. The Council has entered into a Management Agreement with the Highwoods Preservation Society which is a Registered Charity (No. 282289). They maintain the land for the benefit of the wildlife, with paths for public access. In June 2016 Rother District Council gave notice that it was considering disposal of the site.[1] However, there were objections to this, and in September 2016 it decided to grant a Lease to the Highwoods Preservation Society, retaining the freehold itself.
References
- ↑ "Cash-strapped council to sell off Highwoods?". www.bexhillobserver.net. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
"SSSI Citation — High Woods" (PDF). Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2008-05-27.