Where is Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve?

Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN1 8SN), in the parish of Brighton and Hove, unparished area.

How do I get to Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve?

The nearest railway station is Moulsecoomb, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode BN1 8SN.

Who owns Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve?

Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve is owned by Brighton and Hove City Council.

Is Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve a protected site?

Yes — Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve is part of the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).

Is Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve free to visit?

Yes, Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve is free to enter.

How do I get to Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve?

The nearest railway station is Moulsecoomb, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN1 8SN.

Forests & woodlands · South East England

Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve

In or near Stanmer.

Free admission

Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.

Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve, forests & woodlands in South East England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Moulsecoomb · 2.5 km

Free entry
Family-friendly
Dog-friendly

Ladies Mile Local Nature Reserve is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 50.8678°, -0.1311°.

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Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Ladies Mile (TQ 318 093) is a 13.6-hectare (34-acre) Local Nature Reserve to the east of Patcham, on the northern outskirts of Brighton in East Sussex. The area was designated in 2003 and is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove City Council.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

Ladies Mile once was the site of a Bronze Age round houses and burial mounds, Celtic/Roman field systems, a Victorian era ride for women to exercise their horses, and during the Second World War had anti glider trenches. As a result the ancient turf of Ladies Mile was preserved and there are lots of odd linear banks which are surviving fragments of its past. The banks once stretched across the line of the bypass, beyond which one or two more fragments also survive. At the eastern end of the Down, the Bronze Age burial mound is recognisable only by a low, grassy tump. In 2003 Ladies Mile was designated a Local Nature Reserve as a consequence of its chalk grassland and all biodiversity such…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 50.8678, -0.1311
District: Brighton and Hove
Parish: Brighton and Hove, unparished area
Postcode: BN1 8SN
Parliamentary constituency: Brighton Pavilion
Nearest railway station: Moulsecoomb — 2.5 km

Sources

osm: w150255646 (ODbL)
wikipedia: Ladies Mile, Brighton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Communications mast, Patcham - geograph.org.uk - 62978.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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