List of local nature reserves in East Sussex

Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) are designated by local authorities under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. The local authority must have a legal control over the site, by owning or leasing it or having an agreement with the owner. LNRs are sites which have a special local interest either biologically or geologically, and local authorities have a duty to care for them. They can apply local byelaws to manage and protect LNRs.

East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by Kent to the north-east, West Sussex to the west, Surrey to the north and the English Channel to the south. It has an area of 1725 km2 and a population as of 2018 of 552,000.

As of July 2019, there are 26 LNRs in East Sussex. Ten sites are Sites of Special Scientific Interest, three are Special Protection Areas, three are Special Areas of Conservation, one is a Ramsar site, two are Scheduled Monuments, two are Geological Conservation Review sites, one is a Nature Conservation Review site and six are managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.

Other classifications

 * GCR = Geological Conservation Review site
 * NCR = Nature Conservation Review site
 * Ramsar = Ramsar site, an internationally important wetland site
 * SAC = Special Area of Conservation


 * SM = Scheduled monument
 * SPA = Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds
 * SSSI = Site of Special Scientific Interest
 * SWT = Sussex Wildlife Trust