Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | East Sussex |
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Grid reference | TQ 392 070[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 63.4 hectares (157 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Kingston Escarpment and Iford Hill is a 63.4-hectare (157-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Brighton in East Sussex.[1][2]
These two areas of steeply sloping chalk grassland have a rich invertebrate fauna, including Adonis blue and small blue butterflies and the nationally rare and specially protected wart-biter grasshopper. The flora is also diverse with plants such as squinancywort, horseshoe vetch and eyebright.[3]