Prince's Beachlands Explained

Prince's Beachlands
Type:Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:TR 353 610
Location:, Kent
Area:6ha
Manager:Kent Wildlife Trust

Prince's Beachlands is a 6abbr=offNaNabbr=off Local Nature Reserve north of Sandwich in Kent. It is owned by Dover Town Council and managed by Kent Wildlife Trust as part of the Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes nature reserve.[1] [2] [3] It is part of the Sandwich and Pegwell Bay Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[4] Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Ramsar site,[5] Sandwich Bay Special Area of Conservation,[6] [7] Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area[8] and Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.[9]

This site has diverse habitats and it is internationally important for its seabirds. It is also notable for its butterflies, fungi and reptiles.[1]

The Stour Valley Walk runs through the site.

References

51.299°N 1.374°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prince's Beachlands. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 7 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Prince's Beachlands. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 7 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Sandwich and Pegwell Bay. Kent Wildlife Trust. 25 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170921105752/http://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/sandwich-and-pegwell-bay. 2017-09-21.
  4. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

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

  5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay . Ramsar Site . Natural England . 18 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Designated Sites View: Sandwich Bay . Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. 18 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Designated Sites View: Thanet Coast . Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. 18 January 2018.
  8. Web site: Designated Sites View: Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay. Special Protection Area. Natural England. 18 January 2018.
  9. Web site: Designated Sites View: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 25 January 2018.

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