Milton Gate Marsh

Milton Gate Marsh is a 17.7-hectare (44-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Eastbourne in East Sussex.^[1][2]

Milton Gate Marsh

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	East Sussex
Grid reference	TQ 537 058[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	17.7 hectares (44 acres)[1]
Notification	1992[1]
Location map	Magic Map

This site consists of two areas of alluvial wetland in the valleys of the River Cuckmere and one of its tributaries. There is a rich variety of invertebrates, including seventeen nationally scarce species such as the sallow clearwing moth and the beetles Ochthebius exaratus and Stenolphus skrimshiranus.^[3]