Weir Wood Reservoir - Forest Row Claimed

Weir Wood Reservoir is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) long stretch of water, situated close to Forest Row on the north-western margins of Ashdown Forest. It has a full water capacity of 5,566,000 cubic metres, covering a site of 280 acres (1.1 km). The reservoir was built over the period 1951-54, a process which involved damming the valley of the River Medway. A daily average of 3.08 million imperial gallons (14,000 m is extracted). The reservoir is owned by Southern Water, and supplies part of Crawley, and other parts of Mid-Sussex. The western end of the reservoir is a protected nature reserve and bird sanctuary designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.