Firle EscarpmentSite of Special Scientific Interest

Location| East Sussex
Grid reference| TQ 472 057[1]
Interest| Biological
Area| 302.1 hectares (747 acres)[1]
Notification| 1985[1]
Location map| Magic Map

Firle Escarpment is a 302.1-hectare (747-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Seaford in East Sussex.[1][2]

This is a long stretch of chalk grassland on north facing slopes of the South Downs. Flora include the very rare early spider orchid and other unusual flowering plants such as pyramidal orchid, felwort, common spotted orchid, round headed rampion, clove pink and bee orchid.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Firle Escarpment". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. ^ "Map of Firle Escarpment". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
3. ^ "Firle Escarpment citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

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Coordinates: 50°49′55″N 0°05′20″E / 50.832°N 0.089°E / 50.832; 0.089

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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex

Biological|

* Arlington Reservoir
* Ashburnham Park
* Ashdown Forest
* Bingletts Wood
* Bream Wood
* Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs
* Burgh Hill Farm Meadow
* Buxted Park
* Castle Hill
* Chailey Common
* Clayton to Offham Escarpment
* Combe Haven
* Dallington Forest
* Darwell Wood
* Ditchling Common
* Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
* Eridge Green
* Eridge Park
* Firle Escarpment
* Folkington Reservoir
* Fore Wood
* Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach
* Heathfield Park
* Hemingfold Meadow
* Herstmonceux Park
* High Woods
* Kingston Escarpment and Iford Hill
* Leasam Heronry Wood
* Lewes Brooks
* Lewes Downs
* Lullington Heath
* Maplehurst Wood
* Marline Valley Woods
* Milton Gate Marsh
* Offham Marshes
* Paines Cross Meadow
* Park Corner Heath
* Penn's Rocks
* Pevensey Levels
* Plashett Park Wood
* Rock Wood
* Rye Harbour
* Sapperton Meadows
* Seaford to Beachy Head
* St Dunstan's Farm Meadows
* Stockland Farm Meadows
* Weir Wood Reservoir
* Willingdon Down
* Willingford Meadows
* Wilmington Downs

Geological|

* Asham Quarry
* Blackhorse Quarry
* Brede Pit and Cutting
* Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs
* Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
* Hastingford Cutting
* Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach
* High Rocks
* Houghton Green Cliff
* Lower Dicker
* Northiam
* River Line
* Rye Harbour
* Scaynes Hill
* Seaford to Beachy Head
* Southerham Grey Pit
* Southerham Machine Bottom Pit
* Southerham Works Pit
* Waldron Cutting
* Winchelsea Cutting

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