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Widewater Lagoon
Widewater Lagoon is a Local Nature Reserve in Lancing in West Sussex. It is owned by West Sussex County Council and managed by Lancing Parish Council. This coastal saline lagoon is separated from Lancing Beach by a man-made shingle bank. The water is brackish and there are wildfowl such as herons and swan Swans are birds of the family (biology), family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form t ...s. A survey of the lagoon in 2013 found a wide range of flora and fauna including the rare water beetle '' Enochrus bicolor.'' There is access from Brighton Road, West Beach Road and via the footpath and cycle path running eastwards from Lancing beach green. The Ivell's sea anemone is only known from this lagoon. References {{Local Nature Reserves in West Sussex Local Nature Reserves in West Sussex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancing, West Sussex
Lancing is a large coastal village and civil parish in the Adur district of West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. It occupies part of the narrow central section of the Sussex coastal plain between smaller Sompting to the west, larger Shoreham-by-Sea to the east, and the parish of Coombes to the north. Excluding definitive suburbs it may have the largest undivided village cluster in Britain. However, its economy is commonly analysed as integral to the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. Its settled area beneath the South Downs National Park covers , the majority of its land. It is a mix of no more than mid-rise coastal urban homes and farms and wildlife reserves on northern chalk downs. The oldest non-religious buildings date to around 1500 CE. The 2002 population was around 19,000, being measured at 18,810 in the 2011 Census. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an area of 1,991 square kilometres (769 sq mi), West Sussex borders Hampshire to the west, Surrey to the north, and East Sussex to the east. The county town and only city in West Sussex is Chichester, located in the south-west of the county. This was legally formalised with the establishment of West Sussex County Council in 1889 but within the ceremonial County of Sussex. After the reorganisation of local government in 1974, the ceremonial function of the historic county of Sussex was divided into two separate counties, West Sussex and East Sussex. The existing East and West Sussex councils took control respectively, with Mid Sussex and parts of Crawley being transferred to the West Sussex administration from East Sussex. In the 2011 censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The county also contains seven district and borough councils, and 158 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. The county council has 70 elected councillors. The Chief Executive and their team of Directors are responsible for the day-to-day running of the council. The county elects eight members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1997, West Sussex County Council has been controlled by the Conservative Party. In 2019, the council's Children Services department was described in a Children's Commissioner's report as "clearly failing across all domains in the strongest terms" leading to the resignation of then council leader Louise Goldsmith. History The Local Government Act 1888 created the administrative county of West Sussex, with its own county council, from the three western rapes of the ancient county of Suss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heron
The herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera ''Botaurus'' and ''Ixobrychus'' are referred to as bitterns, and, together with the zigzag heron, or zigzag bittern, in the monotypic genus ''Zebrilus'', form a monophyletic group within the Ardeidae. Egrets do not form a biologically distinct group from herons, and tend to be named differently because they are mainly white or have decorative plumes in breeding plumage. Herons, by evolutionary adaptation, have long beaks. The classification of the individual heron/egret species is fraught with difficulty, and no clear consensus exists about the correct placement of many species into either of the two major genera, '' Ardea'' and ''Egretta''. Similarly, the relationships of the genera in the family are not completely resolved. However, one species formerly considered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan
Swans are birds of the family (biology), family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe (biology), tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. There are six living and many extinct species of swan; in addition, there is a species known as the coscoroba swan which is no longer considered one of the true swans. Swans usually mate for life, although "divorce" sometimes occurs, particularly following nesting failure, and if a mate dies, the remaining swan will take up with another. The number of bird egg, eggs in each :wikt:clutch, clutch ranges from three to eight. Etymology and terminology The English word ''swan'', akin to the German language, German , Dutch language, Dutch and Swedish language, Swedish , is derived from Indo-European root ' ('to sound, to sing'). Young swans are kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enochrus Bicolor
''Enochrus'', a genus of water scavenger beetles, is the third-largest genus of hydrophilids with 229 species in six subgenera worldwide. Subgenera *''Enochrus'' Thomson, 1859 *''Hocophilydrus'' Kniz, 1911 *''Hugoscottia'' Knisch, 1922 *''Hydatotrephis'' MacLeary, 1871 *''Lumetus'' Zaitzev, 1908 *''Methydrus'' Rey, 1885 Species These 67 species belong to the genus ''Enochrus'': * '' Enochrus aequalis'' (Sharp, 1882) * '' Enochrus affinis'' (Thunberg, 1794) * '' Enochrus aridus'' Gundersen, 1977 * '' Enochrus ater'' (Kuwert, 1888) * '' Enochrus bartletti'' Short, 2004 * '' Enochrus bicolor'' (Fabricius, 1792) * '' Enochrus blatchleyi'' (Fall, 1924) * '' Enochrus calabricus'' (Ferro, 1986) * '' Enochrus californicus'' (Horn, 1890) * '' Enochrus carinatus'' (LeConte, 1855) * '' Enochrus cinctus'' (Say, 1824) * '' Enochrus coarctatus'' (Gredler, 1863) * '' Enochrus concii'' Chiesa, 1965 * '' Enochrus consors'' (Leconte, 1863) * '' Enochrus consortus'' Green, 1946 * '' Enochrus cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivell's Sea Anemone
Ivell's sea anemone (''Edwardsia ivelli'') is a species of sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae. It is endemic to a single location, Widewater Lagoon in West Sussex, England, where it was first discovered by Richard Ivell. It has been listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN since 1996. Description Ivell's sea anemone is a tiny, worm-like anemone up to long and diameter; the column is similar to other ''Edwardsia'' spp. There are twelve transparent tentacles, arranged in two cycles, nine tentacles in the outer cycle and three in the inner cycle. In life the tentacles of the outer cycle are held flat on the substrate, the three of the inner cycle more or less vertical, often curled over the mouth. Each tentacle has a few transverse bars of pale cream occasionally forming complete rings. Distribution It is endemic to England known from only one site, Widewater Lagoon in West Sussex, the type locality. Searches in recent years have failed to find any specimens and the species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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