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Hedgecourt is a 33.6-hectare (83-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) north of Felbridge in Surrey. An area of 5 ha (12 acres) is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
Hedgecourt Lake is an ancient mill pond formed by damming the Eden Brook, a tributary of the River Eden. Other habitats are fen, grassland and woodland. There are wetland breeding birds such as water rail, mute swan, sedge warbler, kingfisher and tufted duck.
Hedgecourt Mill, a flour mill at the east end of Hedgecourt Lake, is thought to have been built at the start of the 16th century. It had closed by 1926 and little evidence of the building remains.
Hedgecourt SSSI is a wetland site in southeast Surrey in the Eden Brook valley. It sits on a layer of alluvial deposits, which overlies the Tunbridge Wells Sands beneath. The largest part of the site is Hedgecourt Lake, a former mill pond. Its primary inflow and outflow are the Eden Brook and it has a catchment area of 9.73 km2 (3.76 sq mi), of which around 60% is agricultural land and 23% is urban. The surface area is 17.2 ha (43 acres), the maximum depth is 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) and the mean hydraulic residence time is 83 days.
The lake, in the Metropolitan Green Belt, is owned by a local yacht club, which uses it for sailing. A local angling club stocks the waters with fish and Surrey Wildlife Trust rents 5 ha (12 acres) at the west end as a nature reserve. A 1995 survey noted that the lake was shallow and subject to silting. A 2017 report described the lake as being in poor condition with high levels of phosphate. Aquatic plants characteristic of hyper-eutrophic conditions, such as Stuckenia pectinata, Potamogeton pusillus and Zannichellia palustris, were found to be abundant.
Surrounding the lake and still in the SSSI are areas of woodland, dominated by oak and birch, with hazel and alder. On the marshier ground close to the lake, alder, birch and grey sallow are common. Where the ground is waterlogged, species such as marsh horsetail, yellow loosestrife, reed canary-grass, gipsywort, meadowsweet and meadow thistle are found. Aquatic flora include Elodea nuttallii, broad-leaved pondweed and white water-lily. Fish species include bream, roach, tench, pike, perch and eels.
The earliest surviving record of Hedgecourt is from 1302, when it appears as Hegecurt. In later documents from the 14th century, it is written as Le Heggecurt and Heggecourt. In the late 15th and early 16th centuries it is recorded as Hegecote. The name is of French origin and dates from after the Norman Conquest.
Until the start of the 14th century, Hedgecourt was part of the Manor of Horne. In 1302, it was granted to John de Berewyk, but was briefly returned to the Crown in 1323-4, before being regranted to Roger de Husee, de Berewyk's heir. During the 15th century, the land came into the possession of John Gage, whose descendants held the manor until the death of William Gage in 1744. It then passed through a succession of private owners, who progressively broke up the estate.
Hedgecourt
Hedgecourt is a 33.6-hectare (83-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) north of Felbridge in Surrey. An area of 5 ha (12 acres) is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
Hedgecourt Lake is an ancient mill pond formed by damming the Eden Brook, a tributary of the River Eden. Other habitats are fen, grassland and woodland. There are wetland breeding birds such as water rail, mute swan, sedge warbler, kingfisher and tufted duck.
Hedgecourt Mill, a flour mill at the east end of Hedgecourt Lake, is thought to have been built at the start of the 16th century. It had closed by 1926 and little evidence of the building remains.
Hedgecourt SSSI is a wetland site in southeast Surrey in the Eden Brook valley. It sits on a layer of alluvial deposits, which overlies the Tunbridge Wells Sands beneath. The largest part of the site is Hedgecourt Lake, a former mill pond. Its primary inflow and outflow are the Eden Brook and it has a catchment area of 9.73 km2 (3.76 sq mi), of which around 60% is agricultural land and 23% is urban. The surface area is 17.2 ha (43 acres), the maximum depth is 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) and the mean hydraulic residence time is 83 days.
The lake, in the Metropolitan Green Belt, is owned by a local yacht club, which uses it for sailing. A local angling club stocks the waters with fish and Surrey Wildlife Trust rents 5 ha (12 acres) at the west end as a nature reserve. A 1995 survey noted that the lake was shallow and subject to silting. A 2017 report described the lake as being in poor condition with high levels of phosphate. Aquatic plants characteristic of hyper-eutrophic conditions, such as Stuckenia pectinata, Potamogeton pusillus and Zannichellia palustris, were found to be abundant.
Surrounding the lake and still in the SSSI are areas of woodland, dominated by oak and birch, with hazel and alder. On the marshier ground close to the lake, alder, birch and grey sallow are common. Where the ground is waterlogged, species such as marsh horsetail, yellow loosestrife, reed canary-grass, gipsywort, meadowsweet and meadow thistle are found. Aquatic flora include Elodea nuttallii, broad-leaved pondweed and white water-lily. Fish species include bream, roach, tench, pike, perch and eels.
The earliest surviving record of Hedgecourt is from 1302, when it appears as Hegecurt. In later documents from the 14th century, it is written as Le Heggecurt and Heggecourt. In the late 15th and early 16th centuries it is recorded as Hegecote. The name is of French origin and dates from after the Norman Conquest.
Until the start of the 14th century, Hedgecourt was part of the Manor of Horne. In 1302, it was granted to John de Berewyk, but was briefly returned to the Crown in 1323-4, before being regranted to Roger de Husee, de Berewyk's heir. During the 15th century, the land came into the possession of John Gage, whose descendants held the manor until the death of William Gage in 1744. It then passed through a succession of private owners, who progressively broke up the estate.
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