Wild Park

Wild Park is a 239.8-hectare (593-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Brighton in East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove City Council.[1][2] It includes Hollingbury Castle, an Iron Age hillfort which is a Scheduled Monument,[3] and Hollingbury Park golf course.

Wild Park/Hollingbury
Wild Park viewed from Hollingbury Hill
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationBrighton, East Sussex
OS gridTQ 323 079
Area239.8 hectares (593 acres)
Managed byBrighton and Hove City Council

The park has views over Brighton. Species-rich chalk grassland is managed by sheep grazing. There is also extensive woodland with a network of footpaths, large areas of scrub and a dew pond.[4]

References
  1. "Wild Park/Hollingbury". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. "Map of Wild Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. Historic England. "Hillfort, the possible remains of a Romano-Celtic temple and a group of three bowl barrows at Hollingbury (1014526)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. "Wild Park". Brighton and Hove City Council. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

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