A FLORA OF EASTBOURNE AND THE CUCKMERE DISTRICT. R. A. Boniface

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1 A FLORA OF EASTBOURNE AND THE CUCKMERE DISTRICT MAINLY FROM WITH LATER ADDITIONS by R. A. Boniface Contents The Flora page 1 Notes on MS & transcription... page 60 Gazetteer of sites. page 61 Index of genera.... page 62 Transcribed by Frances Abraham November 2004

2 Clematis vitalba Wilmington Holt, abundant Wood on the Downs above Chalk Farm, Willingdon Wannock Glen, common Crumbles near Langney, locally abundant on loose shingle Woods above Ratton House Willingdon Hill Hedge by the road near Battle Hedge near Rushlake Green Hedge between Hailsham & Pevensey & occasionally on the Marsh Windover Hill, common Anemone nemorosa Wartling Wood, abundant Park Wood, near Carters Corner, common Jevington Holt, common About Glenleigh Abbotts Wood, abundant Kemps Wood, near Rushlake Green Park Wood near Sidley Green Upper Vert Wood, East Hoathly Milton Hyde High Wood, Bexhill High Wood, Netherfield Adonis annua Plentiful in two fields S of Friston towards Crowlink , Two fields at Crowlink, abundant, at least 50,000 plants Myosurus minimus Abundant in a sandy cornfield, right hand side of Comphurst Lane, Hurstmonceux , , , Ranunculus circinatus Ditches on the marsh between Pevensey and Wartling, locally common Ashburnham Park on the lake near the House, frequent Ditches near Tut Barn, Eastbourne, locally common R. aquatilis Ditches on Pevensey Marsh, locally common Stream on Milton Hyde, plentiful , Ditches on the marsh between Willingdon & Stone Cross R. trichophyllus Ditches on the marsh near Pevensey, common Marsh ditches between Eastbourne & Willingdon Ditch by the Cuckmere between Exceat & the sea Near Exceat R. baudotii Small pond between Exceat & the sea (var. confusa) & in ditches towards the sea Near Exceat R. lenormandii Marshy, muddy area by one of the ponds in Hurstmonceux Park, plentiful Abundant in a shallow muddy ditch by the footpath from Willingdon to Stone Cross Grounds of Glenleigh, local R. lutarius Muddy pond off Hempstead Lane near Hailsham , abundant on Abundant on the mud of a large pond between Hailsham & the Dicker , Wet muddy spot on Hooe Common Small pond in Wartling Wood (deep water form) R. hederaceus Around a shallow pond on Hooe Common, plenty By the Cuckmere near Berwick Common in a muddy ditch by the road at Berwick Common R. sceleratus Marsh ditches near Pevensey, common Ditches in the Cuckmere Valley about Exceat & East Dean R. Cuckmere near Berwick Marsh ditches between Willingdon & Stone Cross Bulverhythe marsh R. lingua Large pond between Hempstead Lane & the River Cuckmere, near Hailsham , Ditches on Pevensey Marsh between Pevensey Bay & Wartling, local, & between Pevensey Bay & Hooe, locally common Friston Pond (planted?) , R. flammula Upper Vert Wood & Heathley Park Wood, Sidley Green Marshy places by the Cuckmere, Berwick Wet places about Hailsham etc, common By the stream on Milton Hyde, common 1

3 , Bog on Berwick Common, plentiful , Marshy hollows on the Crumbles, frequent Hooe Common, plentiful Heathy field 1 mile north of Warbleton Bulverhythe Marsh, common S of Heathfield Park R. auricomus Common along the roadside between Chalvington & Berwick Hempstead Lane between Hailsham & Milton Hyde, plentiful , Park Wood, Sidley Green, frequent Between Hurstmonceux & Bodle Street Diplocks Wood between Wannock & Jevington R. acris Common about Willingdon etc Diplocks Wood near Wannock Boggy field, Berwick Common, abundant Marsh by the Cuckmere by Sherman Bridge Marlines Wood, common Kemps Wood R. repens Lower end of Wannock Glen, common The Coppice, near Willingdon Marshy field 1 mile N. of Warbleton Milton Hyde, common Bog on Berwick Common About Heathfield, common R. bulbosus Common about Pevensey Castle Downs from Eastbourne to Beachy Head, common , Fields etc by the Cuckmere near Westdean, common Crumbles near Eastbourne, common Towards Pevensey Bay Willingdon Hill Cuckmere Haven Downs above Wilmington R. sardous Damp hollows on the Crumbles E of Eastbourne, locally common , Damp fields by the Cuckmere near Westdean, common R. parviflorus A patch of several hundred plants on the Crumbles near the Lodge Inn by the track leading to Langney Point Nearly 100 plants in disturbed shingle by Langney Gate side of the Dairy , plenty on Abundant in an arable field in the Crowlink Valley towards the cliff-edge R. arvensis Cornfields near Alfriston Cultivated fields at Willingdon towards Stone Cross Chalky fields on the Downs above Eastbourne, local R. ficaria Wannock Glen Abbotts Wood, common Wood on the Downs above Chalk Farm, common Hedgebanks & woods about Jevington About Hampden Park & Willingdon, common Near Battle Diplocks Wood near Wannock Under trees on the Downs above Eastbourne, abundant Milton Hyde High Wood, Bexhill Marlines Wood Caltha palustris Pond between Hempstead Lane & the Cuckmere Banks of the Cuckmere Ditches on the marsh between Pevensey and Wartling Marshy meadow between Waldron and Horham Rd Hurstmonceux Park, common Ashburnham Park, common By the Cuckmere near Berwick , Aquilegia vulgaris Abundant on a bushy slope of the Downs on Bullock Down near Black Robin Farm behind Beachy Head Park Wood near Carters Corner, local Nate Wood near Polegate, not common Bushy slope slightly W of Beachy Head, abundant Hanger above Ratton House (planted?) Crumbles, a small colony on bare shingle towards Pevensey Bay Berberis vulgaris Crowlink Valley near Friston, plentiful in a thicket on the W side Nymphaea alba Ditches on Pevensey Marsh, locally frequent , Pevensey Marsh near Horseye & Rickney Cuckmere near Berwick Ponds in Ashburnham Park, common Pond west of Waldron Church Friston Pond ,

4 Nuphar lutea Abundant in the Cuckmere near Berwick , Near Chilver Bridge, common Cuckmere near Horsebridge Brickyard Pond by the Drive of Hampden Park, Eastbourne Papaver argemone Chalky fields on Crapham Down above Eastbourne, locally plentiful Chalky fields on the Down E of the Cuckmere Estuary towards Friston, local Chalky fields at Alfriston Edge of a field on Willingdon Hill towards Friston, a few plants P. hybridum Cultivated fields on the Downs above Eastbourne, frequent Fields of Crowlink, local P. rhoeas Chalky fields on the Downs above Eastbourne to the Cuckmere Estuary, common Windover Hill, common Crumbles near Eastbourne, occasionally Crowlink, common P. lecoqii Edge of a field at Hampden Park, Eastbourne Glaucum flavum Sparingly between Bexhill & St. Leonards Sea beach from Eastbourne to Pevensey Bay, locally abundant Sea beach between Pevensey Bay & Normans Bay, common Cliff edges on & near Beachy Head, locally common Common on bare ground near the cliff edge eastwards from Cuckmere Haven Beach at the Cuckmere Estuary, common Beach at Bulverhythe, common Chelidonium majalis Riverside bank between Wannock & Jevington Foot of old walls at Willingdon About the ruins of Pevensey Castle Corydalis lutea Old walls at Otham Court near Polegate, plentiful Old walls in Alfriston, common C. claviculata Plentiful among bushes on the Crumbles near Langney , Fumaria capreolata Common in several gardens in Wywick and Dacre roads, Eastbourne Hedge of the field below Chalk Farm, Willingdon, sparingly F. officinalis Cultivated fields at Folkington, common Fields at Hurstmonceux Chalky fields on Willingdon Hill towards Friston, common Fields at Crowlink, common F. micrantha Cornfields on Crapham Down above Eastbourne, common , Chalky fields on Willingdon Hill towards Friston, common F.boraei Roadside between Horsebridge & Horham Roadside between Pevensey & Wartling Roadside bank, Park Wood near Carters Corner Matthiola incana Chalk cliff immediately W of Eastbourne, locally common (all white). Cheiranthus cheiri Common on old walls around Pevensey Castle , Low chalk cliffs at Eastbourne, locally common Rorippa sylvestris Small patch on a roadside verge at the lower end of Park Lane near Kins Drive, Eastbourne Plentiful on disturbed shingle about the Crumbles Pond (now Prince s Park Lake)

5 R. islandica Banks of the Cuckmere near Berwick Station, scarce R. amphibia Abundant in several ditches on the marsh just S of Hailsham Barbarea vulgaris By a pond on Hooe Common Damp places on the Crumbles E of Eastbourne Near Pevensey Bay Diplocks Wood near Wannock Abbotts Wood High Wood, Netherfield Between Bexhill & Cooden Bay B. verna A few plants on the Crumbles between Eastbourne & Pevensey Bay Arabis hirsuta Downs about Jevington, common Windover Hill near Wilmington, local Downs near Friston Downs E of the Cuckmere Estuary, local Cardamine amara Banks of the stream in Ashburnham Park, W end Along the stream W of Horsebridge & near Hellingly Water Mill, common Cardamine pratensis Damp hollows on the Crumbles, E of Eastbourne, common , Common on Cowbeech Diplocks Wood, near Wannock Kemps Wood near Rushlake Green , By the Cuckmere near Berwick Bog on Berwick Common , Milton Hyde Near Heathfield Church High Wood, Netherfield Marlines Wood Hooe Common Cardamine hirsuta Crumbles E of Eastbourne, common , Near Battle Near Ashburnham Park Waldron Church Cardamine flexuosa High Wood, Bexhill , Abundant in Wartling Wood Kemps Wood near Rushlake Green Abbotts Wood Hampden Park (formerly Old Decoy Wood) near Eastbourne Heathfield Marlines Wood, common Cardamine bulbifera A small colony on damp ground by the stream in Park Wood near Sidley Green Lobularia maritima On the Crumbles near Eastbourne, occasionally Erophila verna Old walls about Pevensey Castle Common on patches of dry turf on the Crumbles near Eastbourne , Crumbles near Langney Fort, local E. spathulata Barish places on the chalk Downs above Eastbourne, local Hesperis matronalis In a copse by the roadside by Thornwell Tea Garden, Arlington Several plants in a plantation by the Willingdon-Eastbourne road at Ratton , Disturbed ground at the top end of Wannock Glen, several plants (white) Arabidopsis thaliana Old walls about Pevensey Castle Sandy bank by Park Wood near Carters Corner Sandy banks by Wartling Church and by the road, common Sandy bank near Ashburnham Park Near Horam Station Sisymbrium officinale Hedges & waste ground about Pevensey, common Crumbles near Eastbourne, common Willingdon Hill

6 S. altissimum In a rough stony field at Beach Farm near Eastbourne, very plentiful One large plant by the roadside near Glenleigh S. orientale Disturbed ground at Pevensey Castle Disturbed ground on the Crumbles at Langney near Eastbourne, frequent Alliaria petiolata Hedges etc. about Ashburnham, common Hedges etc. about Polegate & Hailsham Comphurst Lane, Hurstmonceux, common Diplocks Wood, Wannock High Wood, Netherfield Conringia orientalis Garden weed at Eastbourne, occasionally Brassica nigra Common by the Cuckmere near Exceat Bridge , Sides of ditches on Pevensey Marsh near Horseye and Rickney Sides of ditches on the marsh between Upper Willingdon and Stone Cross Shingly beach E end of Eastbourne Hirschfeldia incana Shingly ground about Langney Point, a few plants Diplotaxis muralis Abundant on the Crumbles near Eastbourne Downs near Cow Gap, Eastbourne Bare ground near the cliff edge a little E of Cuckmere Haven , Crowlink, abundant D. tenuifolia Shingly ground about Langney Point near the fort, plentiful Sinapis alba Abundant by the Cuckmere at Exceat Bridge S. arvensis Common on the Crumbles E of Eastbourne , Capsella bursa-pastoris Common about Eastbourne Coronopus squamatus Cuckmere Estuary, common , Between Bexhill & Cooden Bay Lepidium campestre Disturbed ground on the Crumbles near Eastbourne, occasional Fields on the Downs between Gayles Farm & the R. Cuckmere, locally common Behind the beach of the Cuckmere Estuary L. ruderale Shingly ground near the sea at Langney Point, local L. heterophyllum Common on the Crumbles E of Eastbourne & about Langney etc , Cardaria draba Crumbles E of Eastbourne, abundant , , Thlaspi arvense Near Black Farm, Eastbourne , Fields by the footpath from Upper Willingdon to Stone Cross, local Chalky fields near Cow Gap, Eastbourne, sparingly Disturbed shingle by the Aylesbury Dairy, Langney, local Crambe maritima Very abundant along the shore from Eastbourne to Pevensey Bay , Several places on the beach between Bexhill & St. Leonards , common On the beach at the mouth of the Cuckmere , 5

7 , Chalk cliffs at Cow Gap & Beachy Head, frequent Sea beach beyond Pevensey Bay, locally abundant Beach between Bexhill & Cooden Bay, common Cakile maritima Shingle beach at the mouth of the Cuckmere, E side, very sparingly , several plants Raphanus maritimus Abundant on cliff edges & chalk slopes about Cow Gap near Eastbourne , Sea beach between Bexhill & St. Leonards Shingly beach towards Langney Fort, Crumbles Cliffs near Beachy Head Crumbles towards Pevensey Bay Low grassy cliffs between Bexhill & Cooden Bay Reseda lutea Abundant on the Downs at Eastbourne & about Cow Gap , Crumbles near Eastbourne Bare ground near the cliff edge E of Cuckmere Haven Downs E of the Cuckmere Estuary, abundant Friston Forest, Westdean Downs about Seaford Head Willingdon Hill Crowlink Windover Hill R. luteola Crumbles E of Eastbourne, common , Crowlink Valley, common Downs about Cow Gap near Eastbourne Bare ground by the cliff edge E of the Cuckmere Estuary Downs E of the Cuckmere, common Willingdon Hill Crowlink Helianthemum chamaecistus Downs about Ratton House, common Downs near Wannock, common Between Friston & Crowlink, common Viola arvensis Sandy fields near Comphurst Lane, Hurstmonceux, common Crumbles near Eastbourne, occasional Fields about Polegate Chalky fields on the Downs between Friston & the Cuckmere, abundant Fields S of Heathfield Chapel, local V. tricolor Fields on the Downs between Gayles Farm & the Cuckmere, local V. hirta Downs near Wannock Glen, common Downs above Willingdon, common Downs about Ratton House, common Downs above Eastbourne, Cow Gap & Beachy Head, abundant Down E side of the Cuckmere Estuary, abundant Windover Hill, Wilmington, locally common Seaford Head, common V. odorata Woods about Paradise Drive, Eastbourne Bank near Wilmington Church & hedges on the Downs near , Var. alba common in Willingdon Coppice Wood on the Down above Chalk Farm, Willingdon, plentiful Wannock Glen Woods about Ratton House, common Under old Ash trees & bushes on the steep slope of the Downs just above Eastbourne with patches of var. alba, locally common Marlines Wood, rare V. lactea Open boggy heathy slope above the stream in Kemp s Wood near Rushlake Green, sparingly , Heathy field by the head of a stream below Chapel Cross, Heathfield, sparingly , (now ploughed up). A few plants in a heathy field 1 mile north of Warbleton V. reichenbachiana Small wood on the Downs above Chalk Farm, Willingdon, plentiful Copses by the footpath from Wannock to Fulkington, common V. riviniana Kemps Wood near Rushlake Green Comphurst Lane, Hurstmonceux Ashburnham Park, common Abundant in Nate & Abbotts Woods Grassy banks by the Cuckmere near Exceat Bridge, sparingly Park Wood near Sidley Green Crumbles near Eastbourne Wartling Wood, common Milton Hyde, common About Heathfield Windover Hill, Wilmington, local Marlines Wood, common

8 Polygala vulgaris Downs about Cow Gap near Eastbourne, common Downs at Beachy Head, common Crowlink Valley near Friston Downs above Wilmington, common Crumbles near Eastbourne Downs between Seaford & the Cuckmere Willingdon Hill Downs E of the Cuckmere, local P. calcarea Chalk down between Folkington & Wilmington, locally common , Downland slope on the E side of the Cuckmere Estuary, locally common Downland slope at Beachy Head, locally abundant P. oxyptera Sandy bank on the Battle-Ashburnham road near Ashburnham Park Barish chalky down between the Cuckmere Estuary & Friston P. serpyllifolia Heathy field side of Kemps Wood near Rushlake Green Heathy field 1 mile north of Warbleton Heathy ground S of Heathfield Park Frankenia laevis Muddy W bank of the Cuckmere above & below Exceat Bridge , Mud flat of the mouth of the Cuckmere on the E side, abundant , Damp hollows in the shingle between Pevensey Bay & Normans Bay, locally plentiful , , Dianthus armeria Plentiful on a chalky bank on the N side of a cornfield on Crapham Down above Eastbourne , , A small patch in a rough grass field on Willingdon Hill towards Friston (near Linaria repens) Saponaria officinalis Locally abundant on the Crumbles near Eastbourne , (becoming scarce through building), Silene anglica Shingles a short distance E of Langney Dairy, very sparingly Cultivated field near Maynards Green, sparingly S. maritima Very abundant on the Crumbles E of Eastbourne , , Crumbles near Langney Point, abundant Near Pevensey Bay S. cucubalus Downs near Beachy Head, common Downs near Cow Gap, Eastbourne, common Downs at Seaford Head Willingdon Hill, common Friston Forest, Westdean Crowlink S. alba Hurstmonceux Park, common Wannock Glen Downs above Eastbourne, locally plentiful Wartling Wood Windover Hill near Wilmington , common Willingdon Hill Near Friston & Crowlink S. dioica Wannock Glen About Windmill Hill, Hurstmonceux Wood on the Downs above Chalk Farm, Willingdon Disturbed ground near the cliff edge E of Cuckmere Haven Diplocks Wood near Wannock Wartling Wood Abbotts Wood, common The Coppice, Willingdon Park Wood near Sidley Green Grounds about Glenleigh Downs above Willingdon High Wood, Netherfield Marlines Wood, common Willingdon Hill Lychnis flos-cuculi Damp places in Hurstmonceux Park Brickyard Pond by the Drive, Hampden Park Marsh by the Cuckmere near Sherman Bridge, Berwick, occasionally white forms & double-flowered forms Bog on Berwick Common, local , common Grounds about Glenleigh Agrostemma githago Abundant in an oat field on the chalk just above Alfriston Plentiful in a freshy ploughed cornfield on Willingdon Hill near the track to Friston

9 Cerastium tetrandrum Among short grass & on dry turfy places on the Crumbles E of Eastbourne, locally common Near Langney Point, local Old walls & dry places about Pevensey Castle ruins Cerastium semidecandrum Dry gravelly places on the Crumbles near Eastbourne, common C. glomeratum Fields etc. by the Cuckmere near Berwick Station, common C. vulgatum Heathy field N of Warbleton Willingdon Hill Windover Hill C. arvense Rough downland, field edges etc. on Willingdon Hill towards Friston, abundant Field edges on Crapham Down towards Beachy Head Moenchia erecta Abundant in turfy places on the Crumbles amongst short grass between Eastbourne & Langney , , Damp grassy ground on Milton Hyde near Abbotts Wood Myosoton aquaticum River Cuckmere & adjacent streams near Horsebridge, frequent Banks of the Cuckmere near Berwick Station, common , Ditches by the Cuckmere at Alfriston, comon Stellaria media Crumbles E of Eastbourne & waste ground etc. about the town, common Near Chalvington, common S. holostea Park Wood, Sidley Green Wartling Wood, common Abbotts Wood, common Diplocks Wood, Wannock Comphurst Lane, Hurstmonceux High Wood, Bexhill Marlines Wood, common Milton Hyde, abundant High Wood, Netherfield S. graminea Abbotts Wood & woods near, common Among bushes on the Downs above Eastbourne, common Heathy field 1 mile N of Warbleton, common Top of the Downs on Windover Hill, local Willingdon Hill S. palustris Marshy ditch by the road between Pevensey & Wartling S. alsine Kemps Wood near Rushlake Green Swampy places in Abbotts Wood Boggy places in Hurstmonceux Park Bog on Berwick Common, abundant Bog on Hooe Common, local Marsh by the Cuckmere N of Sherman Bridge, Berwick Damp ground, Heathfield Moehringia trinervia Abundant near Windmill Hill, Hurstmonceux Small wood on the Downs above Chalk Farm, Willingdon Wartling Wood Diplocks Wood near Wannock Comphurst Lane, Hurstmonceux Grounds about Glenleigh High Wood, Netherfield Arenaria serpyllifolia Cuckmere Estuary, common on the beach Windover Hill, common Honkenya peploides Several patches on the shingles between Bexhill & St Leonards , Small patch on shingles at the mouth of the Cuckmere, E side , , Sagina maritima Gravelly & earthy places on the Crumbles near Eastbourne

10 S. procumbens Hooe Common Between Bexhill & Cooden Bay, common S. nodosa Fore Down near Winchester Pond, above Litlington, locally common on bare chalky ground Spergula arvensis Fields on the Downs above Eastbourne, locally common Spergularia marginata Salt marshes by the Cuckmere between Exceat & the sea, frequent , , , S. salina Marshy brackish ground on the Crumbles near Eastbourne, common (very glandular above with a broadly winged seed, bright rose). Edges of ditches on Pevensey Marsh near Horseye & Rickney, not common Salt marsh & mud by the Cuckmere from Exceat Bridge to the sea Sandy cliff at Bulverhythe, local Montia verna Damp places amongst short grass on the Crumbles near Langney Damp paths in Park Wood, Sidley Green Marsh between Willingdon & Stone Cross On the remaining piece of Hooe Common Tamarix gallica Several bushes on the Crumbles near Eastbourne Chalk slope of the W side of the mouth of the Cuckmere, sparingly Elatine hexandra Sparingly in the large pond opposite the house in Ashburnham Park Hypericum androsaemum Wartling Wood Woods & hedges S of Heathfield Chapel, occasionally Nate Wood near Polegate, locally abundant among hazel H. hirsutum Abundant about Jevington Hedges & copses at Folkington Small wood on the Down above Chalk Farm, Willingdon Nate Wood near Polegate, locally abundant Wannock H. humifusum Damp sandy paths etc. in Wartling Wood, frequent , Damp paths etc. in Park Wood, Sidley Green Damp sandy ground, Hurstmonceux Park Heathy field 1 mile N of Warbleton H. pulchrum Abbotts Wood, frequent towards Caneheath Upper Vert Wood near East Hoathly Milton Hyde near Abbotts Wood Bexhill Down, local , Horsebridge Wood near Hailsham Selwyns Wood, Waldron Windover Hill, Wilmington, local Downs at Seaford Head, local Downs E of the Cuckmere Estuary, local H. elatum Several plants in High Wood, Bexhill H. tetrapterum Marsh ditches near Eastbourne, abundant Marshy ground S of Cade Street, near Heathfield Ditches on Pevensey Marsh about Horseye & Rickney, common Grounds of Glenleigh Banks of the Cuckmere near Berwick Station, common Bog on Hooe Common High Wood, Netherfield H. perforatum Crumbles between Eastbourne & Pevensey Bay, locally abundant , Downs above Eastbourne, abundant Milton Hyde near Hailsham Windover Hill, Wilmington Railway banks near Hellingly Willingdon Hill Friston Forest, Westdean

11 Althea officinalis Brackish ditches in the Cuckmere Valley near Westdean, abundant , , Pevensey marsh, locally common in ditches near Horseye & Rickney Ditches near Normans Bay, not common Very abundant along a stretch of ditch N of Rickney towards the edge of the marsh Althea hirsuta Very abundant around the edge of a small chalk pit & in thin grass on the Down between Gayles Farm & the Cuckmere Lavatera arborea A few plants on the low cliff E of Bexhill Sparingly on the chalk cliff immediately W of Eastbourne , Birling Gap, a few plants Low cliff between Bexhill & Cooden Bay, local Malva moschata Roadside bank near Waldron Mill Wood near Michelham Priory, common Railway banks near Hellingly M. neglecta Disturbed shingly ground on the Crumbles near Langney Farm, common M. sylvestris Common about the ruins of Pevensey Castle Crumbles near Eastbourne , Downs by the Cuckmere at Exceat, common & grassy places near the river Near Willingdon Tilia cordata Several trees by the stream in Marlines Wood, apparently native Radiola linoides Damp sandy paths in Park Wood near Carters Corner, locally common Damp paths in Park Wood near Sidley Green, local Linum bienne Abundant along the roadside between Boreham & Battle Grassy roadside bank near Bexhill Down L. catharticum Downs above Wannock, abundant Downs about Ratton House, Willingdon, common Downs from Eastbourne to Beachy Head, abundant , Downs E of the Cuckmere Estuary, abundant W of the Cuckmere, common Downs about Paradise Drive, Eastbourne Willingdon Hill Windover Hill, common L. usitatissimum Fields near Birling Gap, occasional On the Downs above Eastbourne, sometimes plentiful in chalky fields Geranium phaeum A large patch on a bank by the railway near Horam Station G. pyrenaicum Crumbles near Langney, sparingly Banks by the railway track near Horam Station G. molle Old walls about Pevensey Castle Dry places on the Crumbles E of Eastbourne, common G. dissectum Grassfields near Hailsham Crapham Down above Eastbourne Diplocks Wood near Wannock Chalky fields at Birling Gap, common Fields near Cow Gap Willingdon Hill G. colombinum Downs S of Friston towards Crowlink, common

12 G. robertianum Common in Wannock Glen Hedgebanks & woods about Hurstmonceux, common Wood on the Downs above Chalk Farm, Willingdon, common Diplocks Wood near Wannock Wartling Wood Woods about Ratton House, Willingdon Above Paradise Drive, Eastbourne The Coppice, near Willingdon Crumbles near Eastbourne Marlines Wood, common Var. maritima sea beach between Pevensey Bay & Normans Bay High Wood, Netherfield G. lucidum About 36 plants on a chalky bank above the road at the top end of Wannock Glen , , (overgrown with bramble bushes 1945). G. endressii A well established patch by the road near Hellingly Water-mill Erodium cicutarium Earthy places on the Crumbles E of Eastbourne, common Cuckmere Estuary Oxalis acetosella Ashburnham Park Woods near Carters Corner Hurstmonceux Park Upper Vert Wood near East Hoathly Abbotts Wood, common Park Wood near Sidley Green High Wood, Bexhill Kemps Wood near Rushlake Green Marlines Wood, common O. stricta Waste ground by the road near Hailsham, local Impatiens glandulifera Roadside between Hailsham & Horsebridge Very abundant about Hellingly Cuckmere Valley near Westdean Ilex aquifolium Abbotts Wood, common Kemps Wood near Rushlake Green Wartling Wood Diplocks Wood, Wannock Park Wood near Sidley Green Woods about Paradise Drive, Eastbourne, occasional Woods about Ratton House, Willingdon Downs above Eastbourne, local High Wood, Bexhill S of Heathfield Park Marlines Wood, common Euonymus europaeus Abbotts Wood towards Polegate Wilmington Holt, common Crowlink Valley near Friston Rhamnus catharticus Small wood on the Down above Chalk Farm, Willingdon Windover Hill near Wilmington, rare Frangula alnus Milton Hyde near Abbotts Wood , Selwyns Wood, Waldron High Wood, Bexhill, local Heathy ground S of Heathfield Park Acer pseudoplatanus Wannock Glen Plantations about Ratton & Willingdon, common The Coppice near Willingdon Plantations about Paradise Drive, Eastbourne, common Slope of the Downs just above Eastbourne Willingdon Hill Windover Hill Acer campestris Wood on the Down above Chalk Farm, Willingdon Milton Hyde near Abbotts Wood , Plantations about Ratton House, common , Diplocks Wood near Wannock, common The Coppice, Willingdon Park Wood near Sidley Green Grounds about Glenleigh Marlines Wood, not common Lupinus arboreus Downs near Chyngton Barn, Seaford Head, a few plants

13 Genista anglica Milton Hyde near Abbotts Wood, common , , Boggy heathy slope in Kemps Wood above the stream, frequent Heathy field below Chapel Cross near Heathfield (ploughed up about 1942). Damp heathy place in a field E of St Dunstans Wood towards Warbleton, local G. tinctoria Cooden Bay near Bexhill Downs behind Beachy Head, locally common , , Field between Hempstead Lane & Hailsham Cuckmere Valley near Westdean Crumbles towards Pevensey Bay over a small area of grassy shingle Ulex europaeus Wartling Wood Downs near Beachy Head, locally abundant Abbotts Wood & Milton Hyde, abundant Downs above Eastbourne, common Downs above Wilmington, common Crumbles near Eastbourne, abundant Heathy field 1 mile N of Warbleton Bexhill Down, abundant Hooe Common, frequent Willingon Hill Crowlink, abundant Berwick Common S of Heathfield Park Bulverhythe, local Windover Hill Seaford Head, common U. minor Heathy boggy slope above the stream in Kemps Wood, locally common , Milton Hyde near Abbotts Wood, abundant , Heathy field S of Cade Street, Heathfield, abundant Hooe Common, local Heathy field 1 mile N of Warbleton, local Bexhill Down, locally common High Wood, Bexhill Heathy ground at Heathfield Sarothamnus scoparius Hurstmonceux Park, common Kemps Wood near Rushlake Green Park Wood, Sidley Green Marlines Wood, local Abbotts Wood, common High Wood, Netherfield Ononis repens Downs about Beachy Head, common , Downs about Alfriston, common Grassy places by the Cuckmere between Exceat Bridge & the sea Downs above Eastbourne Old Town, locally abundant Downs about Paradise Drive, Eastbourne Downs E of the Cuckmere Estuary, common Crumbles near Eastbourne, occasionally By the railway along Bulverhythe beach, abundant Windover Hill, Wilmington, local Seaford Head, common Friston Forest above Westdean Crowlink Valley, Friston Trigonella ornithopodioides Among short grass on the Crumbles from Eastbourne to Langney, abundant Medicago sativa Downs above Eastbourne, along field edges, disturbed ground etc., common Hailsham station yard M. falcata Large clump on the Crumbles between Eastbourne & Pevensey Bay, where shingle has been dug for ballast , , over a small area A few plants by the gate of Beach Farm, Eastbourne Hailsham Station yard & hybrids with sativa (x sylvestris) M. lupulina Roadsides etc. about Ratton & Willingdon, common Field edges etc. about Bexhill Grassy places by the Cuckmere between Exceat Bridge & the sea Willingdon Hill Friston Forest, Westdean Windover Hill above Wilmington, local M. arabica Common on the Crumbles about Eastbourne & Langney , Common about Pevensey Castle Grassy places by the Cuckmere between Exceat Bridge & the sea, common Abundant in Westdean churchyard High Wood, Netherfield M. polymorpha Shingle banks on the Crumbles between Eastbourne & Langney, locally common Grassy bank by the Cuckmere near Exceat Bridge

14 Melilotus altissima Grassy places at the base of the Downs near Eastbourne Old Town, common Railway banks, Hellingly M. officinalis Common on the Crumbles near Eastbourne Downs above Eastbourne Old Town, locally common M. alba Common on the Crumbles near the ballast pools E of Eastbourne , Foot of the Downs near Paradise Drive, Eastbourne Trifolium subterraneum Common on barish ground in Crowlink Valley towards the cliff edge Common in grassy places on the Crumbles near Langney , T. pratense Common on the Crumbles from Eastbourne to Pevensey Bay Fields about Willingdon, abundant Downs at Beachy Head, common Downs about Paradise Drive, Eastbourne Fields S of Heathfield Willingdon Hill Windover Hill, Wilmington Down E of the Cuckmere, common Downs near Wannock T. medium Common along a grassy strip between the edge of High Wood, Netherfield & the road T. arvense Locally abundant on the Crumbles from Eastbourne to Pevensey Bay , Downs near Cow Gap, Eastbourne, local T. squamosum Pevensey Bay, damp shingly ground near the sea, locally plentiful Cuckmere Estuary, grassy bank W side of the river, plentiful T. striatum Common on the Crumbles from Eastbourne to Langney , T. scabrum Barish ground near Beachy Head , Pevensey Bay, common Crowlink Valley towards the cliff edge Plentiful on the Crumbles from Eastbourne to Langney , , Beach at Bulverhythe, common Seaford Head, common T. suffocatum Plentiful on a patch of turfy shingle a little W of Langney Dairy, & also here & there by the path E of the Dairy leading to Langney Point , T. hybridum Fields on Willingdon Hill near Friston T. fragiferum Damp places on the Crumbles near Eastbourne, common , , Damp ground at Pevensey Bay Damp fields on Pevensey Marsh near Horseye & Rickney Damp fields by the Cuckmere near Westdean, common , Fields on the marsh between Upper Willingdon & Stone Cross Bulverhythe marsh, local T. incarnatum Field near Barnhorn T. repens Crumbles near Eastbourne, abundant Downs at Willingdon Hill, common T. campestre Grassy places on the Crumbles between Eastbourne & Langney, common , Downs at Cow Gap near Eastbourne

15 T. dubium Common on the Crumbles between Eastbourne & Pevensey Bay Fields between Willingdon & Stone Cross Downs at Windover Hill Westdean T. micranthum Turfy places on the Crumbles about 1 mile E of Eastbourne, locally plentiful In a brickfield near Berwick Anthyllis vulneraria Downs above Eastbourne Old Town , & Downs from Eastbourne to Beachy Head, abundant , Crumbles near Eastbourne , Downs above Wilmington, plentiful Slopes of the Downs at the mouth of the Cuckmere, common , , Crowlink Valley, local Willingdon Hill Friston Forest, Westdean Seaford Head, common Crumbles near Pevensey Bay Between Bexhill & Cooden Bay, local Lotus corniculatus Downs above Eastbourne, abundant Crumbles near Eastbourne Downs above Eastbourne Old Town, abundant Wartling, Hurstmonceux etc., common Marsh between Willingdon & Stone Cross Downs about Beachy Head, common Downs above Wilmington, plentiful Windover Hill, common Seaford Head, common Bexhill Down, common Milton Hyde Willingdon Hill Crowlink, common Bulverhythe L. tenuis Low damp ground on the Crumbles immediately E of Eastbourne, locally plentiful Flat damp grassy ground at the mouth of the Cuckmere (E side), locally common L. uliginosus Marsh ditches near Eastbourne (occasionally completely glabrous forms). Ponds near Hempstead Lane, Hailsham Pond in Wartling Wood Milton Hyde near Abbotts Wood Ditches between Willingdon & Stone Cross Marshy ground by the stream S of Heathfield Chapel Grounds about Glenleigh Near Chalvington, common Marshy field 1 mile N of Warbleton Bulverhythe Marsh Hippocrepis comosa Abundant on downland slopes from Eastbourne to Beachy Head , Downs near Cow Gap, Eastbourne, very abundant , Downs near Wannock Glen Downs near Ratton House, Willingdon, locally abundant Downs above Wilmington Windover Hill, common Willingdon Hill Downs E of the Cuckmere Estuary Downs at Wilmington, common Onobrychis viciifolia Crumbles between Eastbourne & Pevensey Bay Field edges etc. on Crapham Down above Eastbourne , Downs between Eastbourne & Beachy Head, common Above Westdean Vicia hirsuta Crumbles near Eastbourne, common V. tetrasperma Abundant on the Crumbles between Eastbourne & Langney , , Fields on the Marsh between Upper Willingdon & Stone Cross Disturbed ground in Mill Wood near Michelham Priory V. cracca Among bushes & along ditch sides on the marsh near Willingdon Grassy banks by the Cuckmere between Exceat Bridge & the sea Crumbles near Eastbourne, frequent Downs above Eastbourne Old Town, locally abundant Near Chalvington, common Mill Wood near Michelham Priory, common Windover Hill above Wilmington, occasional Bulverhythe, common Berwick Common Friston Forest, Westdean V. lathyroides Among short grass on the Crumbles near Langney near the path leading to Langney Point, plentiful ,

16 V. lutea Westdean, very abundant along the edges of tracks & rides of Friston Forest just above the village , V. sepium Abbotts Wood, frequent Marlines Wood, common High Wood, Netherfield V. sativa Downs above Eastbourne, common Between Bexhill & Cooden Bay, common V. angustifolia Common on the Crumbles E of Eastbourne Fields near Willingdon, common Grassy places by the Cuckmere between Exceat Bridge & the sea Friston Forest, Westdean Lathyrus aphaca Two patches in grassy ground at the base of the Downs near Osborne Rd, Eastbourne Old Town Westdean, along the edges of tracks & rides in Friston Forest, locally common (with V. lutea) Lathyrus nissolia Common along the roadside between Boreham Street & Ninfield Grassy places on the Crumbles near Langney Dairy, abundant Downs at Cow Gap, near Eastbourne Abundant on a new roadside bank at Upper Willingdon Grassy places among bushes near Willingdon Roadside bank near Ratton Bank on the N side of the road near Sherman Bridge, Berwick, abundant Grassy roadside near Camelot Hall, Lower Dicker, abundant Fields in the Cuckmere Valley near Litlington, common Downs towards Seaford Head, plentiful L. montanus Milton Hyde near Abbotts Wood Hempstead Lane near Hailsham Ashburnham Park Hedgebanks etc. near Catsfield Between Bodle Street & Rushlake Green Horsebridge Wood near Hailsham Upper Vert Wood near East Hoathly Miton Hyde High Wood, Netherfield Heathy ground S of Heathfield Park L. pratensis Crumbles between Eastbourne & Pevensey Bay, common Grassy places by the Cuckmere between Exceat Bridge & the sea Near Chalvington, Common Willingdon Hill High Wood, Netherfield L. tuberosus A single plant among bushes on the Crumbles near Eastbourne Two patches in the hedge of the field near the entrance to Wotton Farm opposite Folkington by the road to Polegate Prunus spinosa Hedges & woods about Polegate & Hailsham, common Crumbles near Eastbourne, common Downs above Eastbourne, common Friston Forest Willingdon Hill Milton Hyde, common High Wood, Netherfield P. domestica One large tree by the corner of the Folkington-Lewes road P. avium Several large trees in Warren Coombe, Eastbourne Park Wood between Hellingly & Carters Corner, common High Wood, Netherfield P. cerasus Several trees in a spinney by the road opposite Wannock Glen Several trees in the lane between Wartling & Boreham Street , Spiraea salicifolia Several plants in a roadside hedge at Marklye Filipendula ulmaria Marsh between Pevensey & Wartling, common Ponds & wet places between Hempstead Lane & the Cuckmere Wet places on Milton Hyde near Michelham Priory, common , Marshes by 15

17 the Cuckmere near Berwick, common Pevensey Marsh near Horseye & Rickney, common Ashburnham Park, common Cuckmere near Chilver Bridge, common Berwick Common Hellingly Rubus idaeus Top of the Downs above Willingdon, common Windover Hill above Wilmington, common Geum rivale Marshy edge of the Brickyard Pond by the Drove at Hampden Park, Eastbourne (introduced by Dr Arnold of Eastbourne College from North Hampshire). G. urbanum Jevington Holt, common Diplocks Wood, Wannock Downs behind Beachy Head Grounds about Glenleigh Woods about Paradise Drive, Eastbourne, Woods about Ratton House The Coppice, Willingdon, common Marlines Wood, common Fragaria vesca Hedgebanks etc. about Polegate, common Downs above Willingdon, abundant Kemps Wood, near Rushlake Green Abbotts Wood, abundant Park Wood near Sidley Green Upper Vert Wood near East Hoathly High Wood, Netherfield Marlines Wood Potentilla sterilis Ashburnham Park Grassy banks by Park Wood near Carters Cross, common In & about Abbotts Wood, common Park Wood near Sidley Green Upper Vert Wood near East Hoathly High Wood, Netherfied Marline Wood P. anserina Abundant in damp places on the Crumbles E of Eastbourne , Damp places in Hurstmonceux park On the marsh S of Hailsham, common Marsh between Willingdon & Stone Cross Marshes near Eastbourne, common Milton Hyde, common Hooe Common Berwick Common Willingdon Hill Wannock, common Crowlink, common Windover Hill P. erecta Kemps Wood near Rushlake Green Hurstmonceux Park, common Heathy ground S of Chapel Cross near Heathfield Milton Hyde & Abbotts Wood, common , Wartling Wood Heathy ground 1 mile N of Warbleton High Wood, Bexhill Hooe Common Berwick Common About Heathfield, common P. reptans Fields near Willingdon & Eastbourne, abundant Crumbles near Eastbourne, common Downs above Eastbourne, common Fields near the river, Alfriston, common Westdean Windover Hill Seaford Head, common Hellingly P. palustris Plentiful in a swampy pool, corner of the field by the foot-path from Hempstead Lane to Grovelands, Hailsham , Plentiful in a swampy pool in the Upper Vert Wood near East Hoathly with Menyanthes Locally abundant in the bog on the small remaining piece of Hooe Common Aphanes arvensis Dry gravelly ground on the Crumbles near Eastbourne, common Open sandy ground in Park Wood near Sidley Green Agrimonia eupatoria Downs above Eastbourne Old Town, locally abundant Downs above Paradise Drive, Eastbourne By the Cuckmere near Exceat Crumbles near Eastbourne, common Downs at Beachy Head, common , Friston Forest, Westdean Downs at Wannock Seaford Head, common Windover Hill Hellingly Bexhill Down, common A. odorata Banks by the disused railway N of Hellingly

18 Poterium sanguisorba Downs above Willingdon, plentiful Downs above Paradise Drive, Eastbourne Downs from Eastbourne to Beachy Head, abundant Downs near Ratton House, abundant Crumbles between Eastbourne & Pevensey Bay, abundant in one spot Chalk downs in the Crowlink Valley Downs between Seaford & the Cuckmere, common Downs behind Beachy Head, abundant Downs above Wilmington & Windover Hill, very abundant Downs E of the Cuckmere Estuary, common About Westdean Willingdon Hill Wannock, common Crowlink, local Rosa arvensis Hedges about Wannock Willingdon Hill R. canina Downs & hedges about Willingdon Among bushes on the Crumbles near Eastbourne, common Friston Forest, Westdean R. spinosissima Abundant on the chalk slopes about Cow Gap near Eastbourne R. stylosa Hedges of a lane about 1/2 mile S of Little London, common Sorbus aucuparia Kemps Wood near Rushlake Green Selwyns Wood, Waldron High Wood, Bexhill High Wood, Netherfield S of Heathfield Park S. torminalis Milton Hyde, at the edge of Abbotts Wood, sparingly Malus sylvestris Milton Hyde & Abbotts Wood Woods about Polegate, common Wartling Wood Hedges etc. about Hampden Park near Eastbourne Crumbles near Eastbourne, small bushy trees, occasionally Mespilus germanica A few trees at the edge of High Wood, Netherfield , Crataegus monogyna Roadside hedges at East Dean Common about Folkington Wilmington Holt, common Hampden Park (formerly Old Decoy Wood) near Eastbourne, common Downs above Eastbourne in many places, abundant Near Chalvington, common Willingdon Hill Crowlink, common Downs near Seaford, common Milton Hyde, common Bexhill Down C. oxycanthoides Marlines Wood near Hollington, common Saxifraga tridactylites Walls of Hurstmonceux Church Old walls about Pevensey Castle & Westham Church Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Swampy hollow on Windmill Hill, near Hurstmonceux By the stream in Sprays Wood, Ashburnham Creep Wood, Ashburnham Common in Ashburnham Park By the stream in Park Wood, Sidley Green Heathfield park, by the stream, common Small pond W of Waldron Church Marlines Wood, local Ribes sylvestre Abundant in the Coppice near Willingdon , W end of Ashburnham Park Wood in Hampden Park, Eastbourne (formerly Old Decoy Wood). Park Wood near Carters Corner Wannock Glen Wartling Wood Grounds about Glenleigh Park Wood near Sidley Green Hurstmonceux Park, near the pond Upper Vert Wood near East Hoathly S of Heathfield Park