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'''Southerham Farm''' is a {{convert| 131 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} nature reserve on the eastern outskirts of [[Lewes]] in [[East Sussex]]. It is managed by the [[Sussex Wildlife Trust]].<ref name=SWT>{{cite web|url= https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/visit/southerham |title= Southerham Farm |publisher= Sussex Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 16 August 2019}}</ref>
'''Southerham Farm''' is a {{convert| 131 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} nature reserve on the eastern outskirts of [[Lewes]] in [[East Sussex]]. It is managed by the [[Sussex Wildlife Trust]].<ref name=SWT>{{cite web|url= https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/visit/southerham |title= Southerham Farm |publisher= Sussex Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 16 August 2019}}</ref>


The thin and infertile soils on this chalk site result in a floristically very rich grassland. Plants which flower in the summer include [[horseshoe vetch]], [[kidney vetch]], [[mouse-ear hawkweed]], [[field scabious]], [[Filipendula vulgaris|dropwort]] and [[salad burnet]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/visit/southerham/reserve-profile |title= Southerham Farm Reserve Profile |publisher= Sussex Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 16 August 2019}}</ref>
The thin and infertile soils on this chalk site result in a floristically very rich grassland. Plants which flower in the summer include [[horseshoe vetch]], [[kidney vetch]], [[mouse-ear hawkweed]], [[field scabious]], [[Filipendula vulgaris|dropwort]] and [[salad burnet]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/visit/southerham/reserve-profile |title= Southerham Farm Reserve Profile |publisher= Sussex Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 16 August 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Sussex Wildlife Trust]]
[[Category:Sussex Wildlife Trust]]
[[Category:Glynde]]

Latest revision as of 16:47, 31 March 2023

Southerham Farm
Map
TypeNature reserve
LocationLewes, East Sussex
OS gridTQ456089
Area131 hectares (320 acres)
Managed bySussex Wildlife Trust

Southerham Farm is a 131-hectare (320-acre) nature reserve on the eastern outskirts of Lewes in East Sussex. It is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.[1]

The thin and infertile soils on this chalk site result in a floristically very rich grassland. Plants which flower in the summer include horseshoe vetch, kidney vetch, mouse-ear hawkweed, field scabious, dropwort and salad burnet.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Southerham Farm". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Southerham Farm Reserve Profile". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

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