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'''Tilgate Forest''' is a {{convert| 6.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[Local Nature Reserve]] in [[Crawley]] in [[West Sussex]]. It is owned and managed by [[Crawley Borough Council]] and is part of [[Tilgate Park]].<ref name=LNR>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009806&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Tilgate Forest|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 26 July 2019}}</ref><ref name=LNRmap>{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009806%27|title=Map of Tilgate Forest |series= Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 26 |
'''Tilgate Forest''' is a {{convert| 6.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[Local Nature Reserve]] in [[Crawley]] in [[West Sussex]]. It is owned and managed by [[Crawley Borough Council]] and is part of [[Tilgate Park]].<ref name=LNR>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009806&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Tilgate Forest|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 26 July 2019}}</ref><ref name=LNRmap>{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009806%27|title=Map of Tilgate Forest |series= Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 26 July 2019}}</ref> |
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This site has woods, tall herb and fern, and heathland. The most common trees in areas of natural woodland are [[birch]], [[oak]] and [[hazel]], while plantations are mainly [[Scots pine]], [[red oak]], [[western hemlock]] and [[beech]].<ref name=LNR/> |
This site has woods, tall herb and fern, and heathland. The most common trees in areas of natural woodland are [[birch]], [[oak]] and [[hazel]], while plantations are mainly [[Scots pine]], [[red oak]], [[western hemlock]] and [[beech]].<ref name=LNR/> |
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Tilgate Forest is the locality where the first ''[[Iguanodon]]'' fossils were discovered in England. |
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 31 March 2023
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Crawley, West Sussex |
| OS grid | TQ 287 352 |
| Area | 6.9 hectares (17 acres) |
| Managed by | Crawley Borough Council |
Tilgate Forest is a 6.9-hectare (17-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Crawley in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Crawley Borough Council and is part of Tilgate Park.[1][2]
This site has woods, tall herb and fern, and heathland. The most common trees in areas of natural woodland are birch, oak and hazel, while plantations are mainly Scots pine, red oak, western hemlock and beech.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tilgate Forest". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Map of Tilgate Forest". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
External links
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Media related to Tilgate Forest at Wikimedia Commons
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