Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood

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Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood
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Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationHastings, East Sussex
OS grid TQ 804 115
Area7.6 hectares (19 acres)
Managed byHastings Borough Council

Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood is a 7.6-hectare (19-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Hastings in East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Hastings Borough Council. [1] [2]

This site has areas of open water, broadleaved woodland, fern and tall herbs. Old Roar Gill is a narrow steep-sided valley at the northern end of Alexandra Park. It has uncommon liverworts, mosses and lichens, together with rare and scarce invertebrates such as Rolph's door snail and the crane fly Lipsothrix nervosa . [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. "Map of Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. "Old Roar Gill & Coronation Wood Local Nature Reserve". Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

Coordinates: 50°52′30″N0°33′47″E / 50.875°N 0.563°E / 50.875; 0.563