Dunwich Heath (NT)

Dunwich Heath, on the coast in East Suffolk, is a large area of good quality heathland habitat, with soft cliffs onto a sand/shingle beach below (c 110 ha, purchased by the National Trust 1968). There are wetland habitats along the southern edge, which is adjacent to RSPB Minsmere. To the north, the NT is restoring several ex-arable fields to acid grassland and heathland at Mount Pleasant (c. 30 ha, purchased 2002). Several rare species, such as breeding Dartford Warbler, Wood Lark, Adder, and populations of Ant-Lion, plus many unusual bee and wasp species. Longest taxon list are the moths (706 spp). 

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 08:57
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Size: 

140.00hectares

Species total: 

2394

Ranking breakdown

Breakdown of species counts by category

Algae: 

4

Lichens: 

45

Fungi other than Lichens, including fungoid organisms: 

97

Bryophytes: 

123

Vascular Plants: 

376

Molluscs: 

9

Annelid worms: 

1

Platyhelminth worms: 

1

Arachnids: 

90

Myriapods: 

2

Crustaceans: 

10

Insects: Odonata: 

16

Insects: orthopteroids: 

13

Insects: hemipteroids: 

104

Insects: Hymenoptera: 

181

Insects: Coleoptera: 

273

Insects: Diptera: 

184

Insects: Lepidoptera: butterflies: 

26

Insects: Lepidoptera: moths: 

706

Insects: remaining small orders: 

10

Fish: 

1

Reptiles: 

4

Amphibians: 

3

Birds: 

100

Mammals: 

15