Sandwich and Pegwell Bay | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Ramsgate, Kent |
OS grid | TR 341 632 |
Area | 615 hectares (1,520 acres) |
Managed by | Kent Wildlife Trust |
Sandwich and Pegwell Bay is a 615-hectare (1,520-acre) nature reserve in 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]
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]
51°19′12″N 1°21′29″E / 51.320°N 1.358°E
Ashford | |
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Bromley | |
Canterbury | |
Dartford | |
Dover | |
Folkestone & Hythe | |
Maidstone | |
Medway | |
Sevenoaks | |
Swale | |
Thanet | |
Tonbridge and Malling | |
Tunbridge Wells |