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Wildlife
Lammas Lands

The Lammas Lands support the habitats of principle importance (previously known as BAP priority habitats) Coastal and Floodplain Grazing Marsh. The Natural England priority habitat inventory also lists the non-priority habitat Good quality semi-improved grassland for the site.

A total of 108 species of flowering plants were recorded from the site in 1994, and 227 invertebrates were recorded from the site in 2001.

Six amber and twelve red BCC listed bird species have been recorded and the site has considerable potential to support additional numbers and species of bird

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Over 227 species of Invertebrates

Surveys have located a number of scarce and local invertebrate species associated with swampy conditions and dead wood. The most protected of these being,

Reed Beetles (vulnerable species of principle importance)

Whirligig beetles (Nationally scarce)

Paraphotistus nigricornis (Nationally scarce)

Adelphocaoris ticinensis (Nationally scarce)

Birds of Conservation Concern

Six amber and twelve red BCC listed species have been recorded and the site has considerable potential to support additional numbers and species of bird. These include,

Lapwing (BCC Red Rating)

Grey wagtail (BCC Red Rating)

Grasshopper warbler (BCC Red Rating)

Starling (BCC Red Rating)

Fieldfare (BCC Red Rating)

Song Thrush (BCC Red Rating)

Grey Wagtail
LapwingSong Thrush
BatsRoe Deer
Otter

Mammals

Otter have been recorded from Hell Ditch in recent years and under the previous management plan an Otter holt has been constructed. Given the levels of disturbance by people and dogs, and the use of a path along much of the length of the Wey, otters are probably always going to be shy and nocturnal here.

The other large mammal seen in the area is Roe Deer, where similar considerations pertain particularly as regards dogs.

There is already a facility for bats in the WWII pill box in Overgone Meadow.

10 Year Lammas Lands Management Plan (2017)

The report lays out a range of prescriptions with the aim of maintaining and improving the site for people and wildlife. Which we believe are in direct conflict with the current proposals!

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