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Protected nature
The places in Hastings and St Leonards that Natural England lists as protected for their wildlife, geology or landscape: what each is, its official page, and, for the Sites of Special Scientific Interest, the condition of each part as Natural England records it.
3 Sites of Special Scientific Interest, 1 Special Area of Conservation, 8 Local Nature Reserves, 1 National Landscape, 1 country park and 70 parcels of ancient woodland reach into the borough. See them on the map .
On this page6 sections Sites of Special Scientific Interest Special Areas of Conservation Local Nature Reserves National Landscapes (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) Country parks Ancient woodland Sites of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is the land notified as an SSSI under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981), as amended . Sites notified under the 1949 Act only are not included in the Data set.
Natural England’s description of the data.
Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach SSSI ↗ 187.8 ha in Hastings of 312 ha
Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach SSSI: its units’ condition Unit Area Condition Assessed Unit 3 (part in Hastings) 38.77 ha Favourable 24 March 2021 Unit 4 (part in Hastings) 41.76 ha Favourable 24 March 2021 Unit 5 (part in Hastings) 102.64 ha Favourable 23 August 2016 Unit 6 (part in Hastings) 4.09 ha Favourable 26 March 2024 Unit 9 5.57 ha Favourable 24 March 2021 Unit 10 17.36 ha Unfavourable recovering 13 May 2010
The condition of each unit in the borough as Natural England records it, and the date of its assessment. Natural England’s unit condition report ↗
Streets through it or within about 100 m (14) Barley Lane , Crown Lane , East Hill Passage , Lower Coastguard Lane, Oxford Terrace , Rock-a-Nore Parade , Rock-a-Nore Road , Starr's Cottages , Strongs Passage , Swaines Passage , Tackleway , Tamarisk Steps , Trafalgar Cottages , Woods Passage
Combe Haven SSSI ↗ 56.1 ha in Hastings of 153 ha
Combe Haven SSSI: its units’ condition Unit Area Condition Assessed Unit 4 (part in Hastings) 77.08 ha Favourable 16 March 2021 Unit 5 23.53 ha Unfavourable declining 16 March 2021 Unit 6 10.25 ha Favourable 24 November 2008
The condition of each unit in the borough as Natural England records it, and the date of its assessment. Natural England’s unit condition report ↗
Streets through it or within about 100 m (12) Field Way , Haven Road , Heron Close , Lower Woodside , Magpie Close , Meadowsweet Close , Normandy Court , Reedswood Close , Reedswood Road , Valley Way , Watermint Close , Woodside
Marline Valley Woods SSSI ↗ 54.3 ha in Hastings
Marline Valley Woods SSSI: its units’ condition Unit Area Condition Assessed Unit 1 13.66 ha Favourable 23 August 2016 Unit 2 6.77 ha Favourable 4 November 2009 Unit 3 27.02 ha Favourable 23 August 2016 Unit 4 7.64 ha Favourable 5 September 2016
The condition of each unit in the borough as Natural England records it, and the date of its assessment. Natural England’s unit condition report ↗
Streets through it or within about 100 m (14) Carvel Court , Combe Valley Way , Cooden Ledge , Coxheath Close , Delaware Drive , Harbour Way , High Beech Chalet Park , Jefferson Way , Mare Bay Close , Montana Court , Queensway , Queensway Avenue South , Stonebeach Rise , Vermont Way
Special Areas of Conservation A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is the land designated under Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora .
Natural England’s description of the data.
Local Nature Reserves Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) are a statutory designation made under Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 by principal local authorities. Parish and Town Councils can also declare LNRs but they must have the powers to do so delegated to them by a principal local authority.
Natural England’s description of the data.
Hastings Country Park LNR ↗ 331.1 ha in Hastings
Streets through it or within about 100 m (51) Barley Lane (through), Beacon Road (through), Fairlight Road (through), Lower Coastguard Lane (through), Mill Lane (through), All Saints' Crescent , All Saints' Street , Barley Avenue , Belmont Road , Bourne Passage , Courthouse Street , Crowborough Road , Crown Court , Crown Lane , Ditchling Drive , Douchs Passage , East Beach Street , East Bourne Street , East Hill Passage , Ebenezer Road , Fairstone Close , Firle Close , Garden Cottages , Glenview Close , Harold Road , Henry Terrace , Hestingas Plat , High Street , High Wickham , Martineau Lane , Mill Close , Old Humphrey Avenue , Old London Road , Oxford Terrace , Pinders Road , Rock-a-Nore Parade , Rock-a-Nore Road , Rocklands Lane , Starr's Cottages , Strongs Passage , Swaines Passage , Tackleway , Tamarisk Steps , The Bourne , The Creek , The Heights , The Stade , Tilekiln Lane , Trafalgar Cottages , Waterloo Place , Woods Passage
Church Wood and Robsack Wood LNR ↗ 30.5 ha in Hastings
Streets through it or within about 100 m (47) Ashdown Close , Bedgebury Close , Bluestone Close , Bodiam Drive , Brunel Road , Carpenter Drive , Chambers Crescent , Chatfield Close , Church Wood Drive , Church in the Wood Lane , Crowhurst Road , Curlew Court , Denham Close , Dittons Mews , Dymond Road , Frewyn Close , Highfield Drive , Howlett Close , Icklesham Drive , Juniper Close , Kensington Close , Michelson Close , Parsons Close , Paxhill Close , Pinewood Way , Plover Court , Radnor Mews , Raven Court , Robsack Avenue , Salcey Close , Shivan Road , Sidney Little Road , Silvan Road , Squirrel Close , Swallow Bank , Taylor Close , The Slides , The Suttons , Tile Barn Road , Wartling Close , Wartling Gardens , Warwick Place , Westmoreland Close , Whittlewood Close , Wishing Tree Road , Wittersham Rise , Wren Court
St Helen's Wood LNR ↗ 26.3 ha in Hastings
Streets through it or within about 100 m (21) Hillside Road (through), St Helen's Avenue (through), Ashford Road , Barham Close , Chanctonbury Drive , Ewhurst Close , Grange Road , Langham Close , Langham Road , Park Avenue , Sheerwater Crescent , Shining Cliff , St Helen's Park Road , St Helen's Wood Road , St Helens Wood Road, The Gables , The Woodlands , Thelema Steps , Westwoods , Willowbed Walk , Woodcombe
Ponds Wood LNR ↗ 14.6 ha in Hastings
Streets through it or within about 100 m (37) Albourne Close , Arbourvale , Blackman Avenue , Bluebell Gardens , Celandine Drive , Church Wood Way , Cowden Walk , Dell Close , Doucegrove , Drapers Way , Drury Lane , Eden Glen , Elizabeth Road , Fairmount , Fern Road , Fernside Avenue , Gillsman's Drive , Gillsman's Hill, Gillsman's Park , Gillsmans Coppice , Hollington Park Road , Hollybank Gardens , Horseshoe Close , Ironlatch Avenue , Ironlatch Close , Marlborough Close , Menzies Road , Redgeland Rise , Sedlescombe Gardens , Snow Drop Rise , Springside Walk , Stone Court , Stonehouse Drive , Theaklen Drive , Vantage Walk , Wesley Salmon Close , Windmill Road
Old Roar Gill & Coronation Wood LNR ↗ 7.6 ha in Hastings
Streets through it or within about 100 m (22) Vale Road (through), Acorn Close , Blackthorn Close , Copper Beeches , Foxcote , Ghyllside Avenue , Ghyllside Drive , Grange Avenue , Hickman Way , King Edward Avenue , King Edward Close , Kings Wood Gate , Leybourne Gardens , Madeira Drive , Normandy Road , Old Roar Road , Parkstone Road , Penhurst Close , St Helen's Road, Tall Ash Drive , The Poplars , The Roundel
Summerfields Wood LNR ↗ 6.3 ha in Hastings
Streets through it or within about 100 m (18) Brisco's Walk (through), Barnfield Close , Bohemia Road , Bohemy Fields , Ellis Close , Greenway , Hillyglen Close , Holmesdale Gardens , Hopgarden Close , Horntye Park , John's Place , Linton Crescent , Linton Road , Oliver Close , Redmayne Drive , Tennis Close , Verdant Close , Winterbourne Close
National Landscapes (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) are designated areas where protection is afforded to protect and manage the areas for visitors and local residents. AONBs are also known as National Landscapes.
Natural England’s description of the data.
Country parks More than 400 Country Parks exist. They are public green spaces often at the edge of urban areas which provide places to enjoy the outdoors and experience nature in an informal semi-rural park setting.
Natural England’s description of the data.
Hastings Country Park 232.3 ha in Hastings · status: Known as a Country Park
Streets through it or within about 100 m (49) Beacon Road (through), Fairlight Road (through), Mill Lane (through), Rock-a-Nore Parade (through), All Saints' Crescent , All Saints' Street , Barley Avenue , Barley Lane , Belmont Road , Bourne Passage , Courthouse Street , Crowborough Road , Crown Court , Crown Lane , Ditchling Drive , Douchs Passage , East Beach Street , East Bourne Street , East Hill Passage , Ebenezer Road , Fairstone Close , Firle Close , Garden Cottages , Glenview Close , Harold Road , Henry Terrace , Hestingas Plat , High Street , High Wickham , Lower Coastguard Lane, Martineau Lane , Mill Close , Old Humphrey Avenue , Old London Road , Oxford Terrace , Pinders Road , Rock-a-Nore Road , Rocklands Lane , Starr's Cottages , Strongs Passage , Swaines Passage , Tackleway , Tamarisk Steps , The Bourne , The Creek , The Stade , Trafalgar Cottages , Waterloo Place , Woods Passage
Ancient woodland This is a spatial dataset that describes the geographic extent and location of ancient woodland habitat in England (excluding the Isles of Scilly). Ancient woodland is land that has had a continuous woodland cover since at least 1600 AD. 81 Ha.
Natural England’s description of the data.
70 parcels on Natural England’s inventory, 144.8 hectares in the borough. 27 have a name in the inventory:
Church Wood 19.5 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (25) Church in the Wood Lane (through), Ashdown Close , Bluestone Close , Bodiam Drive , Church Wood Drive , Crowhurst Road , Juniper Close , Parsons Close , Paxhill Close , Pinewood Way , Plover Court , Radnor Mews , Raven Court , Robsack Avenue , Salcey Close , Shivan Road , Silvan Road , Teal Court , The Suttons , Tile Barn Road , Wartling Close , Wartling Gardens , Whittlewood Close , Wittersham Rise , Wren Court
Marline/Hoads Woods 17.3 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (2) Queensway , Queensway Avenue South
Marline/Hoads Woods 10.6 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (16) Carvel Court , Cooden Ledge , Coxheath Close , Delaware Drive , Eisenhower Drive , Fairfax Avenue , Harbour Way , Helmsman Rise , High Beech Chalet Park , Jefferson Way , Mare Bay Close , Montana Court , Pierwarden Mews , Stonebeach Rise , Truman Drive , Vermont Way
St Helen's Wood 10.4 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (9) Ewhurst Close , Langham Close , Langham Road , Shining Cliff , St Helen's Avenue, St Helen's Park Road , St Helen's Wood Road , Westwoods , Woodcombe
Park Wood 10.2 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (2) Combe Valley Way , Queensway
Long Shaw/Glen Wood 6.7 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Ponds Wood 5.3 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (15) Arbourvale , Bluebell Gardens , Celandine Drive , Church Wood Way , Doucegrove , Fern Road , Gillsman's Drive , Gillsman's Hill, Gillsman's Park , Ironlatch Avenue , Ironlatch Close , Redgeland Rise , Snow Drop Rise , Stonehouse Drive , Wesley Salmon Close
Covehurst Wood 3.9 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Old Roar Gill 3.3 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (16) Acorn Close , Blackthorn Close , Copper Beeches , Foxcote , Ghyllside Avenue , Ghyllside Drive , Grange Avenue , Hickman Way , Kings Wood Gate , Leybourne Gardens , Old Roar Road , Penhurst Close , St Helen's Road, Tall Ash Drive , The Poplars , The Roundel
Dogkennel Wood 3.1 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (9) Church Wood Drive , Crowhurst Road , Dittons Mews , Pounde Way , Robsack Avenue , Salcey Close , The Grove, The Suttons , Wilting Close
Marline/Hoads Woods 2.3 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (15) Battle Road , Beachy Head View , Beauport Park Roundabout , Carvel Court , Cooden Ledge , Coxswain Gardens , East Lodge Approach, Helmsman Rise , Highwater View , Pierwarden Mews , Regent Place , Stonebeach Rise , Stonelink Close , The Hawthorns , The Ridge West
Alder Wood 2.2 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Old Roar Gill 2.1 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (8) Ghyllside Avenue , Ghyllside Drive , King Edward Avenue , King Edward Close , Normandy Road , Parkstone Road , St Helen's Road, Vale Road
Redgeland Wood North 2.1 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (3) Crowhurst Road , Etchingham Drive , Whatlington Way
Watergates Wood 1.9 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Church Wood 1.6 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (11) Carpenter Drive , Chatfield Close , Church Wood Drive , Church in the Wood Lane , Denham Close , Frewyn Close , Howlett Close , Michelson Close , Parsons Close , Taylor Close , Tile Barn Road
Church Wood 1.4 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (8) Adam Close , Church Wood Drive , Essex Road , Hertford Close , Howlett Close , Kent Road , Parsons Close , The Slides
The Willows 1.3 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (6) Harlequin Gardens , Seven Acre Close , The Russets , The West Trees , The Willows , Wood View
Redgeland Wood North 1.2 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Rocky Shaw 0.8 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (6) Bodiam Drive , Church Wood Drive , Crowhurst Road , Dittons Mews , Robsack Avenue , Wittersham Rise
Gillsmans Wood 0.5 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (9) Arbourvale , Celandine Drive , Doucegrove , Eden Glen , Fairmount , Fern Road , Gillsman's Hill, Hollington Park Road , Marlborough Close
Gillsmans Wood 0.3 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (6) Arbourvale , Cowden Walk , Dell Close , Doucegrove , Sedlescombe Gardens , Vantage Walk
Marline/Hoads Woods 0.3 ha in Hastings · Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Baldslow/Dines Woods 0.2 ha in Hastings · Ancient Replanted Woodland
Streets through it or within about 100 m (2) Ebden's Hill , Westfield Lane
Each designation is clipped to the borough boundary and kept when at least 0.1 hectares of it is inside. A street is “through” a site when about 25 m or more of its mapped line is inside it.
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