Seasalter Levels

Seasalter Levels
Type Local Nature Reserve
Location Whitstable, Kent
OS grid TR 084 641
Area 71.4 hectares (176 acres)
Managed by Canterbury City Council

Seasalter Levels is a 71.4-hectare (176-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Seasalter, on the western outskirts of Whitstable in Kent. It is owned and managed by Canterbury City Council.[1][2] It is part of The Swale Ramsar site,[3] Special Protection Area[4] and Site of Special Scientific Interest.[5]

This freshwater grazing marsh is important for wildfowl and wading birds such as wigeons, redshanks, lapwings, mallards and shelducks.[1]

There is no public access to the site.

References

  1. 1 2 "Seasalter Levels". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Seasalter Levels". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Designated Sites View: The Swale". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Designated Sites View: The Swale". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Designated Sites View: The Swale". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

Coordinates: 51°20′17″N 0°59′28″E / 51.338°N 0.991°E / 51.338; 0.991

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