This is summary of all the species ever recorded in Plumpton and East Chiltington.
You can see details of the species recorded for many of the taxonomic groups by clicking the name of the taxonomic group in the list below. If you would like to see a species list that is currently unavailable then please email us.
This is based on the data kindly supplied by the Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre. in January 2023. Their database contains millions of records and is heavily reliant on the people of Sussex (and beyond) submitting their biological records to the relevant organisations.
Taxonomic Group | Species Count | Record Count |
---|---|---|
Amphibians | 6 | 238 |
Birds | 163 | 36,153 |
Fish - Bony | 16 | 154 |
Fungi | 52 | 65 |
Higher Plants - Conifers | 7 | 48 |
Higher Plants - Ferns | 16 | 234 |
Higher Plants - Flowering Plants | 759 | 13,880 |
Higher Plants - Horsetails | 4 | 44 |
Invertebrates - Ants, Bees, Sawflies & Wasps | 162 | 546 |
Invertebrates - Beetles | 253 | 533 |
Invertebrates - Butterflies | 41 | 4,340 |
Invertebrates - Caddis Flies | 23 | 76 |
Invertebrates - Centipedes | 1 | 1 |
Invertebrates - Crustaceans | 8 | 52 |
Invertebrates - Dragonflies & Damselflies | 21 | 725 |
Invertebrates - Earwigs | 1 | 2 |
Invertebrates - Flatworms | 2 | 2 |
Invertebrates - Grasshoppers & Crickets | 11 | 46 |
Invertebrates - Harvestmen | 5 | 6 |
Invertebrates - Jumping Bristletails | 1 | 1 |
Invertebrates - Lacewings | 1 | 2 |
Invertebrates - Mayflies | 6 | 35 |
Invertebrates - Millipedes | 3 | 4 |
Invertebrates - Molluscs | 25 | 55 |
Invertebrates - Moths | 603 | 5,282 |
Invertebrates - Scorpionflies | 1 | 1 |
Invertebrates - Segmented Worms | 6 | 36 |
Invertebrates - Spiders | 32 | 39 |
Invertebrates - Springtails | 1 | 1 |
Invertebrates - Ticks & Mites | 1 | 1 |
Invertebrates - True Bugs | 56 | 110 |
Invertebrates - True Flies | 142 | 308 |
Lichens | 108 | 214 |
Lower Plants - Algae | 1 | 1 |
Lower Plants - Liverworts | 22 | 98 |
Lower Plants - Mosses | 148 | 717 |
Mammals - Terrestrial (bats) | 10 | 304 |
Mammals - Terrestrial (excl. bats) | 21 | 278 |
Reptiles | 4 | 85 | Totals | 2,743 | 64,717 |