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  • Old Roar Gill & Coronation Wood Local Nature Reserve
  • Old Roar Gill & Coronation Wood Local Nature Reserve

    Old Roar Gill is a deeply cut, narrow wooded valley running along the upper reaches of Alexandra Park.

      Gill stream at Old Roar Gill Local Natuire Reserve Alexandra Park

    Spotted flycatchers, grey wagtails and kingfishers can be seen in the woods and open water at the upper end of the park.

    The gill, like most gill woodlands in Hastings is rich in ferns, mosses and liverworts. In spring, the woods are carpeted in ancient woodland flowers such as bluebell, wood anemone and wood Avens. The scarce parasitic plant toothwort, is a feature of the gill and the park.

      Old Roar Gill Local Natuire Reserve Alexandra Park trees

    The dead wood lying in the stream and woodland floor supports many rare and scarce invertebrates including the endemic crane fly (Lipsothrix nervosa) and the nationally scarce door snail (Macrogastra rolphii).

      Old Roar Gill Local Natuire Reserve Alexandra Park walk

    View a map of Old Roar Gill & Coronation Wood Local Nature Reserve.

    The site is owned and managed by Hastings Borough Council.

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