Black Rock (Brighton and Hove)

Black Rock from Brighton Marina sea wall.

Black Rock is an area of beach and promenade located to the west of Brighton Marina and south of Sussex Square in Kemptown in the city of Brighton and Hove. It is one of the terminus stations of the Volk's railway, hosts a 200-year-old living wall, designated as a local wildlife site and including ninety plants such as Euonymus japonicus,[1] and has area of vegetated shingle on the beach, recreated using plants such as Crambe maritima (sea kale), Glaucium flavum (yellow-horned poppy) and Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet) under the guidance of horticulturalists at Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank.[2]

  1. ^ "Workers who hacked back Brighton's historic green wall were following council orders". Brighton and Hove News. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Black Rock rejuvenation". www.brighton-hove.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2023.