Milton Gate Marsh

Milton Gate Marsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationEast Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 537 058[1]
InterestBiological
Area17.7 hectares (44 acres)[1]
Notification1992[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Milton Gate Marsh is a 17.7-hectare (44-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Eastbourne in East Sussex.[1][2]

This site consists of two areas of alluvial wetland in the valleys of the River Cuckmere and one of its tributaries. There is a rich variety of invertebrates, including seventeen nationally scarce species such as the sallow clearwing moth and the beetles Ochthebius exaratus and Stenolphus skrimshiranus.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Milton Gate Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Milton Gate Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Milton Gate Marsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

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