Partnership plans
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| Arable Field Margins |
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| Chalk Rivers |
Chalk rivers have a characteristic plant community, often dominated in mid-channel by River Water Crowfoot and along the edges by Watercress and Lesser Water-parsnip. |
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| Coastal and Floodplain Grazing Marsh |
Grazing marsh is periodically inundated pasture, or meadow with ditches that maintain the water levels, containing standing brackish or fresh water. Sites may contain seasonal water-filled hollows and permanent ponds with emergent swamp communities. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of coastal and floodplain grazing marsh in Sussex. |
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| Coastal Saltmarsh |
Coastal saltmarshes lie at the top of the intertidal zone on fine sediments. The vegetation here is adapted to regular immersion by the tide. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the area of coastal saltmarshes in Sussex. |
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| Coastal Sand Dunes |
Coastal sand dunes form above the high water mark on sufficiently large beach plains and are stabilized by dune-building grasses. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the area of coastal sand dunes in Sussex. |
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| Coastal Vegetated Shingle |
Shingle is an accumulation of pebbles with a diameter between 2-200mm. In Sussex the shingle is composed mainly of flint pebbles derived by marine or glacial erosion of Cretaceous chalk and Tertiary deposits. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the area of coastal vegetated shingle in Sussex. |
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| Eutrophic Standing Waters |
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| Hedgerows |
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| Intertidal Mudflats |
Mudflats are sedimentary intertidal habitats created by deposition in low energy coastal environments particularly estuaries and other sheltered areas. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of intertidal mudflats in Sussex. |
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| Lowland Calcareous Grassland |
Lowland calcareous grasslands develop on shallow lime-rich soils generally overlying limestone rocks - in Sussex it occurs exclusively on chalk. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of lowland calcareous grassland in Sussex. |
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| Lowland Dry Acid Grassland |
Lowland acid grassland typically occurs on nutrient-poor, generally free-draining soils with pH ranging from 4 to 5.5 overlying acid rocks or deposits such as sands and gravels. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of lowland dry acid grassland in Sussex. |
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| Lowland Fens |
Lowland fens are permanently waterlogged wetlands which receive water and nutrients from soil, rock and groundwater as well as rainfall. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of lowland fens in Sussex. |
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| Lowland Heathland |
Lowland heathland is a largely open landscape occurring on impoverished, acidic soils. It is characterised by plants such as heathers and dwarf gorses of varying height, and usually occurs with areas of other habitat such as acid grassland and open water. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of lowland heathland in Sussex. |
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| Lowland Meadows |
Lowland meadows are species-rich grasslands occurring on soils with a neutral pH, in the lowlands. They are traditionally managed by hay cutting and/or grazing, and usually contain a high number of colourful herb species.This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of lowland meadows in Sussex. |
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| Lowland Wood-pasture and Parkland |
Lowland wood-pasture and parkland was created by historic land management involving grazing. They consist of a mosaic of habitats including veteran trees, grazed grassland, heathland and/or woodland plants. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of lowland wood-pasture and parkland in Sussex. |
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| Maritime Cliff and Slopes |
Maritime cliffs and slopes comprise sloping to vertical faces on the coastline where a break in slope is formed by slippage and/or coastal erosion. The cliff-top is the area receiving a maritime influence from salt spray, which may continue for up to 500 metres inland. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of maritime cliff and slope in Sussex. |
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| Mesotrophic Lakes |
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| Reedbed |
Reedbeds are wetlands dominated by stands of Common Reed where the water table is at or above ground level for most of the year. They tend to incorporate open water and ditches, and areas of wet grassland and carr woodland may be associated with them. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of reedbeds in Sussex. |
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| Saline Lagoons |
Lagoons are natural or artificial bodies of saline water partially separated from the sea by shingle, sand, a rocky shore or sea wall. Seawater input can be through percolation, via a channel or by overtopping. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of saline lagoons in Sussex. |
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| Woodland |
Woodland is defined as native broad-leaved woodland where at least 80% of the canopy is made up of native species. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of native woodland in Sussex. |
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