Brighton & Hove Local Wildlife Sites

Central Area Selection Panel: Summary of Decisions

Met: 7 - 9.30pm, Tuesday 23rd July 2013, Brighton Town Hall

In Attendance

Matthew Thomas !Council Ecologist (chair) Lindsay Cattanach!Parks Ranger (notes) CiCi Blumstein Peter Hodge Chris Edwards David Alderton Denise Friend Jane Brinkley Kirstie Lynch Martin Robinson!Friends of Benfield Valley Mr P Grimstone Mrs P Grimstone Mrs Susan Kidd Mr Howard Kidd

Site Number Site Name Decision

48 Bramble Rise No

49 Braypool No

50 Hogtrough Bottom Treat as if designated

51 Scrub at Mill Road Roundabout No

52 Black Lion Copse No

53 Withdean Park Copse Yes

54 Surrenden Field Copse Yes

55 Oak Close Copse No

56 The Preston Twins No

56a Surrenden Crescent & Surrenden Road Yes

57 Parkmore Terrace Railside Treat as if designated

58 Argyle Road Copse Treat as if designated

59 Brighton Station North Yes

60 Brighton Station South Destroyed Site Number Site Name Decision

61 Howard Terrace Slopes No

62 Whittingehame Gardens Copse No

63 Dorothy Stringer Wildlife Area Yes + proposed LNR

64 Patcham Court Farm Treat as if designated

65 Patcham Court Field No

66 Braeside Avenue Scrub Yes

67 Ewe Bottom Yes

68 Standean Cottage Down Yes

69 Deep Bottom & The Chattri Yes

70 Ditchling Road SW Yes + proposed LNR

71 London Road Station Yes

72 Roundhill Copse Treat as if designated

73 Elmore Road Scrub No

74 Beaufort Terrace Treat as if designated

75 Burstead Woods Yes + proposed LNR

76 Hollingbury Wood Yes + proposed LNR

77 Hollingbury Golf Course Yes + proposed LNR

78 Queensdown Yes + proposed LNR

79 Wild Park No

80 39 Acres No

81 Ditchling Road Yes + proposed LNR part only

82 Hollingbury Industrial Estate Yes + proposed LNR

83 Coldean Lane Slopes Treat as if designated

84 Crespin Way Copse Yes

85 Watts Bank Yes

86 Hodshrove Wood Yes

87 North Bevendean Down Yes + proposed LNR Site Number Site Name Decision

88 Heath Hill Down Yes + proposed LNR

89 South Bevendean Down Yes

90 Bevendean Horse Paddocks Yes + proposed LNR

91 Brown Loaf Farm No

92 Bevendean Farm Slope Yes

93 Falmer Hill Yes

94 Land off Ashurst Road Yes