Beacon Hill, East Sussex

Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Rottingdean, East Sussex
OS grid	TQ 364 028
Area	18.6 hectares (46 acres)
Managed by	Brighton and Hove Council

Beacon Hill is an 18.6-hectare (46-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Rottingdean, on the eastern outskirts of Brighton in East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove Council.^[1]^[2]

This chalk grassland site has extensive views out to sea and inland. Flora include round-headed rampion and several species of orchid, while there are birds such as skylarks.^[1] Rottingdean Windmill is a grade II listed building towards the south of the site.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Beacon Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ "Map of Beacon Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ Historic England. "Rottingdean Windmill at NGR 365 024 (1380100)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

Coordinates: 50°48′32″N 0°03′54″W / 50.809°N 0.065°W / 50.809; -0.065

[LNR-1] "Beacon Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[LNRmap-2] "Map of Beacon Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[3] Historic England. "Rottingdean Windmill at NGR 365 024 (1380100)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

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v t Local nature reserves in East Sussex
Brighton and Hove	Beacon Hill Benfield Hill Bevendean Down Ladies Mile Stanmer Park/Coldean Whitehawk Hill Wild Park/Hollingbury Withdean and Westdene Woods
Hastings	Church Wood and Robsack Wood Filsham Reed Beds Hastings Country Park and Fairlight Place Farm Marline Wood Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood St Helen's Wood Summerfields Wood
Lewes	Castle Hill, Newhaven Chailey Common Railway Land, Lewes Seaford Head
Rother	Rye Harbour
Wealden	Arlington Reservoir Crowborough Country Park Hempstead Meadow Old Lodge Weir Wood Reservoir West Park, Uckfield