Close to the town of Hastings lies a deep wooded valley, or ghyll. At the bottom of this valley runs a stream, babbling over sandstone. Many mosses, liverworts and ferns are the reason for the site's designation as a SSSI but the neutral meadows abover the ghyll are also fantastically rich for wildlife.
Last modified:
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 07:54
Size:
40.00hectares
Species total:
1446
Ranking breakdown
Breakdown of species counts by category
Lichens:
51
Fungi other than Lichens, including fungoid organisms:
24
Bryophytes:
95
Vascular Plants:
285
Molluscs:
17
Arachnids:
97
Myriapods:
7
Crustaceans:
4
Insects: Odonata:
11
Insects: orthopteroids:
9
Insects: hemipteroids:
44
Insects: Hymenoptera:
74
Insects: Coleoptera:
127
Insects: Diptera:
158
Insects: Lepidoptera: butterflies:
29
Insects: Lepidoptera: moths:
275
Insects: remaining small orders:
8
Reptiles:
2
Amphibians:
2
Birds:
121
Mammals:
6