Nature Reserves

Environmental beauty spots within the perimeter of the town, easy walking distance from the railway and bus stations:

West park Local Nature Reserve

West park nature reserve is situated with several access points, has a broard-walk running through parts of the Reserve. The Reserve is a vestige of ancient parkland, containing herb rich uncultivated wet meadow, woodland, some thriving wildlife amd remains of Mesolithic settlement.

Information and map of West Park Local Nature Reserve, Uckfield

Hempstead Meadows Local Nature Reserve

The River Uck runs through the flood plain, also occupied by the Hempstead Nature Reserve, and is an important area of wetland. Heampstead meadows has an abundance of unusual flora and funa, which flourish on this ideal site.

A new footpath, the River walk is a recent introduction to this popular area.

Harlands Pond

Harlands Pond, located via Mallard drive, home of thewarty-skinned common toad. Regular visitors include the stately Heron, flying teradactyl-like over the pond and it's permenant residents, the coot and morrhen.

Nightingale Wood

Almost adjacent to the pond is nightingale Wood. This is a cool, shady haven, containing many different tree species and is a valuable site for early purple orchids.