South Thames Estuary and Marshes
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Kent |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 790 778[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 5,289.0 hectares (13,069 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1991[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
South Thames Estuary and Marshes is a 5,289-hectare (13,070-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches between Gravesend and the mouth of the River Medway in Kent.[1][2] Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and part is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve.[4] It is part of the Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar internationally important wetland site[5] and Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[6]
Over 20,000 waterfowl use this site, and some species are present in internationally important numbers. There are nationally scarce plants on dykes, and the diverse invertebra include nationally rare beetles, flies and true bugs.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: South Thames Estuary and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Map of South Thames Estuary and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 5. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "Cliffe Pools". Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Thames Estuary and Marshes". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Thames Estuary and Marshes". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "South Thames Estuary and Marshes citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
