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Lewes Brooks Nature Reserve is a new reserve, acquired in 2005, forms a large part of the Lewes Brooks Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). A lowland wet grassland site, the reserve now supports several breeding pairs of lapwings (seven in 2010) and good numbers of wintering snipe.
There are 4 km of ditches, notable as the only known site in the UK for the Lewes water beetle, Laccophilus poecilus, last seen in 2002. A good variety of scarce water beetles, moths and nationally rare water snails have also been found in the ditches.
We are working to bring the SSSI into favourable condition through water level management, careful grazing, and by improving the water supply.
We hope to use the reserve as a base for working with neighbours and statutory agencies so as to enhance the wider SSSI, and by acquiring the reserve we have shown our commitment to the whole lower Ouse valley, which we think has huge potential for wildlife.
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Every effort is made to make sure that all the information is correct but we strongly recommend that you call Lewes Brooks Nature Reserve before you set off on your day out to confirm opening times and admission prices.
Please also note that the position on Google maps for Lewes Brooks Nature Reserve is a rough estimate using their postcode in the database and might be slightly out.
It may also be worth clicking the web link for Lewes Brooks Nature Reserve to see if there are any special events coming up or currently on.
