Sandwich and Pegwell Bay

Sandwich and Pegwell Bay is a 615-hectare (1,520-acre) nature reserve Kent, managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.[1] It is a National Nature Reserve,[2][3] and it includes a Geological Conservation Review site,[4][5] Prince's Beachlands Local Nature Reserve[6] and two Special Areas of Conservation, Sandwich Bay[7] and Thanet Coast.[8] It is part of Sandwich Bay and Thanet Coast Ramsar site[9] and Special Protection Area.[10] It is also of Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest[11] and Sandwich/Pegwell Bay Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[12]

Sandwich and Pegwell Bay
TypeNature reserve
LocationRamsgate, Kent
OS gridTR 341 632
Area615 hectares (1,520 acres)
Managed byKent Wildlife Trust

This site has the only ancient dune pasture in the county, and other habitats include inter-tidal mudflats, saltmarshes, shingle beaches, sand dunes and chalk cliffs. It is internationally important for its bird life.[1]

References
  1. "Sandwich and Pegwell Bay". Kent Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. "Kent's National Nature Reserves". Natural England. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Sandwich and Pegwell Bay". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. "Pegwell Bay (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. "Pegwell Bay (Mesozoic - Tertiary Fish/Amphibia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. "Designated Sites View: Prince's Beachlands". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. "Designated Sites View: Sandwich Bay". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. "Designated Sites View: Thanet Coast". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  9. "Designated Sites View: Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  10. "Designated Sites View: Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  11. "Designated Sites View: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  12. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 2–4. ISBN 0521 21403 3.

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