Fore Wood

Fore Wood is a 20.9-hectare (52-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Hastings in East Sussex.^[1][2] It is part of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve of the same name,^[3] and the land designated as Fore Wood SSSI is entirely owned by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.^[4]

Fore Wood

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	East Sussex
Grid reference	TQ 753 128[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	20.9 hectares (52 acres)[1]
Notification	1984[1]
Location map	Magic Map

The woodland in this steep valley is variable and it has been considerably modified in some areas. Flora include hay-scented buckler-fern, greater wood-rush and hard fern, as well as three rare mosses. There is also a rich community of breeding birds.^[5]