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	Plants
Insects Birds Reptiles & Mammals Plants	The chalk marl that the Hoe was created from has influenced its flora. Fescue grasses, and restharrow are dominant on the much of the sown grassland. Kidney vetch is spreading well in the unsown areas. A number of species are typical of chalk grassland: yellow wort, common centaury, mouse eared hawkweed, nottingham catchfly, and carline thistle. The Hoe is so new, 190 species have been recorded so far, but there is always more to be discovered.
	The far west end of the Hoe is particularly influenced by salt spray and rock sea lavender, greater sea spurrey, rock samphire and sea heath can be found. Sea couch grass has been planted at the west end to help consolidate the chalk marl.
	Four species of orchid have so far been recorded at the Hoe. Early spider and common spotted orchids are the most abundant with the a few southern marsh and pyramidal orchid. In 1998 67 early spider orchids were counted by 2004 this had increased to over 9000, one of the biggest colonies in Britain.
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