| Rye Harbour | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Local nature reserve |
| Location | Rye, East Sussex |
| OS grid | TQ 928 183 |
| Area | 325.4 hectares (804 acres) |
| Managed by | Sussex Wildlife Trust |
Rye Harbour LNR is a 325.4-hectare (804-acre) local nature reserve in Rye in East Sussex.[1][2] The site is part of the 465-hectare (1,150-acre) nature reserve managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.[3] It is also part of Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay Ramsar site,[4] Special Protection Area[5] and Site of Special Scientific Interest[6] and Dungeness Special Area of Conservation.[7]
This large reserve has diverse coastal habitats, including saltmarsh, shingle, reedbeds, saline lagoons, grazing marsh and flooded gravel pits.[3] More than 280 species of birds have been recorded, out of which 90 breed on the site. There are more than 450 flowering plant species, including 27 which are scarce and two which are endangered, least lettuce and stinking hawksbeard.[8]
References
- ↑ "Rye Harbour". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Map of Rye Harbour". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- 1 2 "Rye Harbour". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Designated Sites View: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ "Designated Sites View: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ "Designated Sites View: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "Designated Sites View: Dungeness". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ "What you might see". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 17 February 2019.