The Kench, Hayling Island

The Kench, Hayling Island is a 6-hectare (15-acre) Local Nature Reserve on Hayling Island in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.[1][2] It is part of Chichester and Langstone Harbours Ramsar site[3] and Special Protection Area,[4] Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation[5] and Langstone Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest.[6]

The Kench, Hayling Island
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationHayling Island, Hampshire
OS gridSZ 692 997
Area6.0 hectares (15 acres)
Managed byHampshire Countryside Service

This site on the south shore of Langstone Harbour is an area of saltmarsh and intertidal mud. Birds use the mud as a feeding area at low tide and roost on a shingle ridge during high tide.[1]

References
  1. "The Kench, Hayling Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Map of The Kench, Hayling Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. "Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. "Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. "Designated Sites View: Langstone Harbour". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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