Milton Gate Marsh Explained

Milton Gate Marsh
Aos:East Sussex
Interest:Biological
Area:17.7ha
Notifydate:1992
Map: Magic Map

Milton Gate Marsh is a 17.7abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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

50.831°N 0.181°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Milton Gate Marsh . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Map of Milton Gate Marsh. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Milton Gate Marsh citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 January 2019.