Marline Valley Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | East Sussex |
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Grid reference | TQ 779 121[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 55.1 hectares (136 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic 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
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Marline Valley Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Map of Marline Valley Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Marline Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Map of Marline Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Marline Valley". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Marline Valley Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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