Pilsey Island Explained

Pilsey Island
Type:	Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	SU 770 007
Location:	Chichester Harbour, West Sussex
Area:	17.8ha
Manager:	Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Pilsey Island is a 17.8abbr=offNaNabbr=off Local Nature Reserve in Chichester Harbour in West Sussex. It is owned by the Ministry of Defence^{[1] [2]} and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.^[3] It is part of the Chichester Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest^[4] and Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I*,^[5] the Chichester and Langstone Harbours Ramsar site^[6] and Special Protection Area, ^[7] and the Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation.^[8]

The island has sand dunes, mudflats, salt marsh and bare and vegetated shingle. There are many plants, spiders and insects.^[1]

There is no public access to the site.

References

50.801°N -0.909°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pilsey Island. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 July 2019.
2. Web site: Map of Pilsey Island. Local Nature Reserves . Natural England. 25 July 2019.
3. Web site: Portsmouth to Pagham . Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 25 July 2019.
4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Chichester Harbour . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 April 2019.
5. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

   . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 3–4. Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .

6. Web site: Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours . Ramsar Site. Natural England. 6 April 2019.
7. Web site: Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours . Special Protection Areas . Natural England. 6 April 2019.
8. Web site: Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 6 April 2019.