Nutborne Marshes is a 386.9-hectare (956-acre) Local Nature Reserve east of Thorney Island in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Chichester Harbour Conservancy.[1][2] It is part of the Chichester Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest[3] and Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I*,[4] the Chichester and Langstone Harbours Ramsar site[5] and Special Protection Area, [6] and the Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation.[7]
| Nutborne Marshes | |
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Thorney Island, West Sussex |
| OS grid | SU 776 031 |
| Area | 386.9 hectares (956 acres) |
| Managed by | Chichester Harbour Conservancy |
This is an area of intertidal and subtidal saltmarsh and mudflats. There are many invertebrates on the mudflats such as ragworms and the banks have unusual plants including sea wormwood. Migrating birds include curlews, grey plovers and dunlins.[1]
There is no access to the site but it can be viewed from a footpath.
References
edit- ^ a b "Nutborne Marshes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Map of Nutborne Marshes". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Chichester Harbour". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2019.