Marline Valley Woods Explained

Marline Valley Woods
Aos:	East Sussex
Interest:	Biological
Area:	55.1ha
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Marline Valley Woods is a 55.1abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Hastings in East Sussex.^{[1] [2]} An area of 40.3ha 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

50.881°N 0.528°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Marline Valley Woods . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 January 2019.
2. Web site: Map of Marline Valley Woods. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 January 2019.
3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Marline Wood . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England . 10 January 2019.
4. Web site: Map of Marline Wood. Local Nature Reserves . Natural England. 17 January 2019.
5. Web site: Marline Valley . Sussex Wildlife Trust . 10 January 2019.
6. Web site: Marline Valley Woods citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 January 2019.