Gigger's Island Explained

Gigger's Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. The island is situated near to the Frome and Piddle rivers, near to the opening of Poole Harbour.[1] [2] The entrance to the harbour is lit to the north of Gigger's Island.[3] Historically, the island was part of the boundary of the parish of Arne,[4] and in 2006, the island was purchased by the Dorset Wildfowlers Association.[1] Landing on the island is only permitted below the high water mark,[5] and at nighttime the island is sometimes home to 20,000 gulls.[6]

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50.6909°N -2.0724°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dorset Wildfowlers. Gatacre. Kate. Shooting UK. 3 December 2009. 9 September 2016.
  2. Book: Rainsley, Mark. South West Sea Kayaking: Isle of Wight to the Severn Estuary. Echo eBooks. April 2011. 9781906095284. 9 September 2016.
  3. Book: Reeds Channel Almanac 2017. Towler. Perrin. Fishwick. Mark. Bloomsbury Publishing. October 2016. 9781472930453. 9 September 2016.
  4. News: New Boundaries Stated. Western Gazette. 10. 5 September 1930. 9 September 2016. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  5. Book: Fisher, Stuart. Rivers of Britain: Estuaries, Tideways, Havens, Lochs, Firths and Kyles. A & C Black. January 2012. 9781408155837. 9 September 2016.
  6. Web site: Poole Harbour: Ecological Sensitivity Analysis of the Shoreline. pdf. 22. Natural Environment Research Council. 9 September 2016.

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