Fly a first for Bersted Brooks

Bersted Brooks has entered the annals of UK insect enthusiasts.

By The Newsroom

Published 20th Jul 2009, 16:35 BST

Updated 7th Jun 2018, 17:46 BST

The site has produced the first UK record of the picture-winged fly, Tephritis divisa.

The 19 hectares north of Rowan Way have seen more than 11,000 trees planted over the past five years, including black poplar, a Sussex priority species.

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