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39 relations: Acrocephalus (bird), Alluvium, Blackcurrant, Chalk Group, Common frog, Common toad, Cyperaceae, Damselfly, Diving bell spider, Dragonfly, East Sussex, Eel, English Nature, Equisetum, Filipendula ulmaria, Gault, Hairy dragonfly, Hamsey, Hottonia palustris, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Hydrophilus piceus, Iris pseudacorus, Lewes, Lythrum salicaria, Marsh frog, Palmate newt, Persicaria amphibia, Pyrite, Ranunculus circinatus, Sagittaria sagittifolia, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Smooth newt, Sparganium erectum, Velia caprai, Warbler, Water dropwort, Whirligig beetle, Wild hops, Willow.
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Acrocephalus (bird)
The Acrocephalus warblers are small, insectivorous passerine birds belonging to the genus Acrocephalus.
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Alluvium
Alluvium is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings.
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Blackcurrant
The blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum), also known as black currant or cassis, is a deciduous shrub in the family Grossulariaceae grown for its edible berries.
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Chalk Group
The Chalk Group (often just called the Chalk) is the lithostratigraphic unit (a certain number of rock strata) which contains the Upper Cretaceous limestone succession in southern and eastern England.
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Common frog
The common frog or grass frog (Rana temporaria), also known as the European common frog, European common brown frog, European grass frog, European Holarctic true frog, European pond frog or European brown frog, is a semi-aquatic amphibian of the family Ranidae, found throughout much of Europe as far north as Scandinavia and as far east as the Urals, except for most of the Iberian Peninsula, southern Italy, and the southern Balkans.
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Common toad
The common toad, European toad, or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply the toad (Bufo bufo, from Latin bufo "toad"), is a frog found throughout most of Europe (with the exception of Ireland, Iceland, parts of Scandinavia, and some Mediterranean islands), in the western part of North Asia, and in a small portion of Northwest Africa.
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Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges.
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Damselfly
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata.
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Diving bell spider
The diving bell spider or water spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only species of spider known to live almost entirely under water.
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Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata.
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East Sussex
East Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England.
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Eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes, which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species.
English Nature
English Nature was the United Kingdom government agency that promoted the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places throughout England between 1990 and 2006.
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Equisetum
Equisetum (horsetail, marestail, snake grass, puzzlegrass) is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds.
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Filipendula ulmaria
Filipendula ulmaria, commonly known as meadowsweet or mead wort, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Rosaceae that grows in damp meadows.
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Gault
The Gault Formation is a geological formation of stiff blue clay deposited in a calm, fairly deep-water marine environment during the Lower Cretaceous Period (Upper and Middle Albian).
Hairy dragonfly
Brachytron is a monotypic genus of European dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae containing the hairy dragonfly (Brachytron pratense), also known as the hairy hawker or spring hawker.
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Hamsey
Hamsey is a village and civil parish in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England.
Hottonia palustris
Hottonia palustris, also water violet or featherfoil, is an aquatic plant in the family Primulaceae.
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Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L. is a species of the genus Hydrocharis known by the common name European frog-bit.
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Hydrophilus piceus
Hydrophilus piceus is a species of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles.
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Iris pseudacorus
Iris pseudacorus, the yellow flag, yellow iris, or water flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.
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Lewes
Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, England.
Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria or purple loosestrifeFlora of NW Europe: is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae.
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Marsh frog
The marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) is a species of water frog native to Europe and parts of western Asia.
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Palmate newt
The palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus) is a species of newt found in Western Europe, from Great Britain to the northern Iberian peninsula.
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Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria amphibia (syn. Polygonum amphibium) is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by several common names, including longroot smartweed, water knotweed, water smartweed, and amphibious bistort.
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Pyrite
The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron (II) disulfide).
Ranunculus circinatus
Ranunculus circinatus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Ranunculaceae.
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Sagittaria sagittifolia
Sagittaria sagittifolia (also called arrowhead because of the shape of its leaves) is an Old World flowering plant in the family Alismataceae.
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Site of Special Scientific Interest
A site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.
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Smooth newt
The smooth newt, European newt, northern smooth newt or common newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) is a species of newt.
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Sparganium erectum
Sparganium erectum, the simplestem bur-reed or branched bur-reed, is a perennial plant species in the genus Sparganium.
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Velia caprai
Velia caprai, known as the water cricket, is a species of aquatic bug found in Europe.
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Warbler
Various Passeriformes (perching birds) are commonly referred to as warblers.
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Water dropwort
Water dropwort is a common name for several genera of plants and may refer to.
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Whirligig beetle
The whirligig beetles are water beetles, comprising the family Gyrinidae that usually swim on the surface of the water if undisturbed, though they swim underwater when threatened.
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Wild hops
Wild hops is a common name for several plants Wild hops may refer to.
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Willow
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus Salix, comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions.
See also
Hamsey
- Cooksbridge railway station
- Hamsey
- Lewes Speed Trials
- Offham Marshes