Brickfield Meadow Sussex Wildlife Trust Reserve

A good example of an unimproved Wealden meadow. Tucked away by the village of Fairwarp in East Sussex, lies a small meadow rich in wildlife that has been managed in the traditional way without any agricultural improvement.

Last modified: 

Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 14:27
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Size: 

1.50hectares

Species total: 

433

Ranking breakdown

Breakdown of species counts by category

Bryophytes: 

2

Vascular Plants: 

123

Arachnids: 

38

Insects: Odonata: 

6

Insects: orthopteroids: 

7

Insects: hemipteroids: 

32

Insects: Hymenoptera: 

31

Insects: Coleoptera: 

63

Insects: Diptera: 

61

Insects: Lepidoptera: butterflies: 

19

Insects: Lepidoptera: moths: 

41

Insects: remaining small orders: 

4

Reptiles: 

1

Birds: 

4

Mammals: 

1