Burton & Chingford Ponds LNR

A microcosm of different habitats within one site - various woodland, carr, wet heath, bog, acid grassland and two large ponds. Jointly managed by Sussex Wildlife Trust and West Sussex County Council.

Last modified: 

Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 15:25
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Size: 

56.00hectares

Species total: 

2086

Ranking breakdown

Breakdown of species counts by category

Algae: 

1

Slime Moulds: 

6

Protists other than Algae and Slime Moulds: 

2

Lichens: 

137

Fungi other than Lichens, including fungoid organisms: 

225

Bryophytes: 

96

Vascular Plants: 

454

Sponges: 

0

Comb-jellies: 

0

Cnidarians: 

0

Molluscs: 

25

Bryozoans: 

1

Annelid worms: 

12

Platyhelminth worms: 

1

Sea-spiders: 

0

Arachnids: 

104

Myriapods: 

6

Crustaceans: 

9

Springtails, proturans and 2-tailed bristletails: 

0

Insects: 3-tailed Bristletails: 

0

Insects: Odonata: 

24

Insects: orthopteroids: 

14

Insects: hemipteroids: 

77

Insects: Hymenoptera: 

45

Insects: Coleoptera: 

280

Insects: Diptera: 

63

Insects: Lepidoptera: butterflies: 

26

Insects: Lepidoptera: moths: 

287

Insects: remaining small orders: 

24

Echinoderms: 

0

Tunicates: 

0

Fish: 

9

Reptiles: 

4

Amphibians: 

2

Birds: 

133

Mammals: 

19

other Animals (Placozoa, Myxozoa, rotifers, other worms, Hemichordata, etc.): 

0