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

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.

References

  1. ^ "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.

50°49′52″N 0°10′52″E / 50.831°N 0.181°E / 50.831; 0.181

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