
Poole Harbour
- País:Reino Unido
- Número del sitio:1005
- Superficie:2 439 ha
- Fecha de designación:22-07-1999
- Coordenadas:50°42'N 02°02'W
Resumen
Poole Harbour. 22/07/99; England; 2,439 ha; 50°40'N 002°01'W. National Nature Reserve, Special Protection Area EC Directive, SSSI. The site is described as the best and largest example in Britain of a bar-built estuary with lagoon characteristics. It is composed of salt marshes, peatland mires, swamps, and fens. The site supports two species of nationally rare plants and one nationally rare alga, as well as at least three Red Data Book species of invertebrate. There are also internationally important numbers of waterfowl, including Sterna hirundo and Larus melanocephalus. The area is used for nature conservation, recreation, permanent pastoral agriculture, and fishing. Ramsar site no. 1005. Most recent RIS information: 1999.
- Designación jurídica nacional:
- sssi
- nnr
- Designaciones jurídicas regionales (internacionales):
- Natura 2000 (Unión Europea)
- Fecha de última publicación:22-07-1999