SECTION II: HYLANDS PARK 63-167 63 Introduction — M.W.Hanson 64-69 Hylands - a Brief History. M.W. Hanson 70-76 The Cultivated Landscape - Hylands, its planted trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. M.W. Hanson 77-78 Geology and Soils. Dr Peter Allen and M.W. Hanson 79-82 Habitats 83-94 Diptera at Hylands Park. Del Smith and M.W. Hanson 95-106 Coleoptera at Hylands Park. Dr Peter Hammond and M.W. Hanson 107-117 Veteran Trees and Saproxylic Invertebrates at Hylands. M.W. Hanson 118-119 Hymenoptera : Aculeata 120-122 Arachnida 123-124 Miscellaneous Invertebrates 125-127 Freshwater Life 128-131 Hylands : Notable Species 132-142 The Higher Plants of Hylands Park. M.W. Hanson 143 Bryophytes 144-145 Lichens John Skinner 146-150 Fungi from Hylands Park. Tony Boniface 151 Amphibians and Reptiles. M.W. Hanson 152-154 The Birds. M.W. Hanson 155-158 Mammals M.W. Hanson 159-160 Pests and Pathogens M.W. Hanson 161-166 Conservation Status and Biodiversity. M.W. Hanson 167 Points of Conservation Significance. M.W. Hanson 168-169 Essex Parks - The Eulogy 170 Recording and Registering Essex Parks 171 The Future 171 Acknowledgements 172-175 Index 176-180 B&W illustrations 8 pages of colour plates Essex Parks (2004)