Marline Valley Woods

Marline Valley Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationEast Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 779 121[1]
InterestBiological
Area55.1 hectares (136 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Marline Valley Woods is a 55.1-hectare (136-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Hastings in East Sussex.[1][2] An area of 40.3 hectares (100 acres) is a Local Nature Reserve[3][4] owned by Hastings Borough Council and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.[5]

This site has ancient woodland and species rich unimproved grassland. The wood has standards of pedunculate oak and coppice of hornbeam, hazel and sweet chestnut. A stream runs along a steep sided valley which has 61 species of mosses and liverworts, including some uncommon species.[6]

There is access from Queensway.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Marline Valley Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Marline Valley Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Marline Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Map of Marline Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Marline Valley". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Marline Valley Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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