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Species Common name Abundance (DAFOR scale) Atriplex prostrata Spear-leaved Orache O Bromus hordeaceus Soft-brome O Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed O Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle O Daucus carota Wild Carrot O Galium aparine Cleavers O Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain O Rubus fruticosus agg. Brambles O Sedum acre Biting Stonecrop O Senecio erucifolius Hoary Ragwort O Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard O Achillea millefolium Yarrow R Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony R Arctium lappa Greater Burdock R Carduus tenuiflorus Slender Thistle R Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed R Crithmum maritimum Rock Samphire R Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel R Galium verum Lady’s Bedstraw R Atriplex portulacoides Sea Purslane R Hordeum murinum Wall Barley R Limonium vulgare Common Sea-lavender R Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax R Lycium barbarum Duke of Argyll’s Teaplant R Plantago coronopus Buck’s-horn Plantain R Polygonum maritimum Sea Knotgrass R Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane R Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet R Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sowthistle R Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sowthistle R Trifolium repens White Clover R Verbascum thapus Great Mullein R Veronica hederifolia Ivy-leaved Speedwell R Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch R Total number of species 46 Techniques for assessing shingle communities 18
1.2 Tide Mills East, Newhaven, seaward of footpath TQ 4614 0006 Date of visit: 27 June 2003 Surveyors: TY, JS, WM, PD, JM, DV. Site Description: Area 1.95 ha, 60% bare shingle. Area surveyed was seaward of the Mill Drive path. Management history: Previously a hospital and army training area during World War II, and was therefore subject to heavy vehicular traffic. Designated as a SNCI by Lewes District Council in 1992. Heavily used by dog walkers and popular as a recreational resource. Damage/disturbance: Compaction, trampling and enrichment from dog faeces. Habitat description: A relatively high percentage of bare shingle and the presence of species such as Crambe maritima indicate a pioneer community. The presence of a high proportion of trefoils, grasses and stonecrops along the path indicate disturbance and enrichment. Notable species: C. maritima, B. vulgaris ssp. maritima, G. flavum. Shingle habitat score: 1.8 Community type: a) Shingle community: Something like SH6 Silene maritima – Crambe maritima pioneer community but no Silene and Crambe abundant. b) Broad shingle community: No fit c) NVC: SD1 d) Habitats Directive Annex I: 1220 Perennial vegetation of stony banks. Table 6. Vascular plant list and abundance for survey site 1.2. Species Common name Abundance (DAFOR scale) Lotus corniculatus Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil A Crambe maritima Sea Kale A Malva sylvestris Common Mallow F Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle F Rumex crispus Curled Dock F Lepidium draba Hoary Cress F Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima Sea Beet F Tripleurospermum maritimum Sea Mayweed F Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle F Glaucium flavum Yellow Horned-poppy F Sedum acre Biting Stonecrop O Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet O Picris echioides Bristly Oxtongue O Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort O Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain O Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel O Techniques for assessing shingle communities 19
Page 1 and 2: TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING SHINGLE CO
Page 3 and 4: Contents Summary ..................
Page 5 and 6: TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING SHINGLE CO
Page 7 and 8: Introduction The eastern Channel co
Page 9 and 10: In the UK, the NVC is the main syst
Page 11 and 12: Crambe maritima Rumex crispus Cirsi
Page 13 and 14: Aims To establish a technique for s
Page 15 and 16: Relative value of sites Notable spe
Page 17 and 18: Results In total, 44 polygons compr
Page 19 and 20: Notable species Table 4 below lists
Page 21: Species and community types 1.1 Tid
Page 25 and 26: 1.3 Tide Mills West, Newhaven, seaw
Page 27 and 28: 1.4 Tide Mills West, Newhaven, land
Page 29 and 30: 2.1 Seaford Bay, Dane Road to Marte
Page 31 and 32: Species Common Name Beta vulgaris s
Page 33 and 34: Species Common Name Beta vulgaris s
Page 35 and 36: 3.1 Cuckmere Haven west, east of ca
Page 37 and 38: 3.2 Cuckmere Haven west, shingle ri
Page 39 and 40: 3.3 Cuckmere Haven west, around sal
Page 41 and 42: Species Common Name Linaria purpure
Page 43 and 44: Species Common Name Agrostis capill
Page 45 and 46: Species Common Name Agrimonia eupat
Page 47 and 48: Species Common Name Cerastium arven
Page 49 and 50: Species Common Name Agrimonia eupat
Page 51 and 52: 4.1 Holywell, treatment works to ac
Page 53 and 54: Species Common Name Reseda luteola
Page 55 and 56: 1 1 Fig. 7. Aerial Photograph of Ho
Page 57 and 58: Species Name Common Name Rumex cris
Page 59 and 60: Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved
Page 61 and 62: Species Common Name Euphorbia sp. S
Page 63 and 64: Species Common Name Achillea millef
Page 65 and 66: Species Common Name Calystegia sepi
Page 67 and 68: 6.1 Eastbourne sailing club, Redoub
Page 69 and 70: 6.2 Eastbourne sailing club, Channe
Page 71 and 72: 7.1 Pevensey, Bay View caravan park
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7.2 Pevensey, Bay View caravan park
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7.3 Pevensey, Martello Tower to Bay
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8.1 Pevensey sailing club west TQ 6
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Species Common Name Trifolium campe
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Species Common Name Abundance (DAFO
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8.3 Pevensey sailing club east TQ 6
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9.1 Sandcastle Hotel, Pevensey, sea
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9.2 Sandcastle Hotel, Pevensey, car
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9.3 Sandcastle Hotel, Pevensey, acc
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10.1 Coast Road, Normans’ Bay, se
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Species Common Name Cochlearia dani
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10.2 Coast Road, Normans’ Bay, Aq
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Species Common Name Papaver rhoeas
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Species Common Name Centaurea nigra
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11.2 Pevensey Bay, Herbrand Walk TQ
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11.3 Pevensey Bay, chalk bank, EA d
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Species Common Name Sedum anglicum
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Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel R Salic
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Species Common Name Galium aparine
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11.6 Pevensey Bay, east of sluice T
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11.7 Pevensey Bay, shingle ridge ea
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11.6 11.4 11.7 11.3 11.1 11.2 11.5
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Species Common Name Armeria maritim
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12.3 Cooden Beach, Beaulieu Road TQ
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Distribution of key species Eleven
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Shingle habitat score Relative valu
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species including C. maritima, A. m
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study, a large number of species wa
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The Nationally Scarce UK BAP specie
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References Bratton, J. (Ed.) 1991.
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Dolphin Ecological Surveys. Unpubli
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Bryonia dioica White Bryony Buddlej
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Geranium molle Dove’s-foot Crane
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Polygonum aviculare Knotgrass Polyg
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Tussilago farfara Colt’s-foot Ule
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