Gibraltar Point

Gibraltar Point

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Site number:
589
Area:
414.0 ha
Designation date:
05-03-1993
Coordinates:
53°06'06"N 00°20'06"E

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Gibraltar Point. 05/03/93; England; 414 ha; 53°06'N 000°20'E. National Nature Reserve, Special Protection Area EC Directive, SSSI. The area consists of a sand dunes system, freshwater and saltmarsh, extensive intertidal flats, and open water. The vegetation includes sedges (Carex spp), rushes, ferns, crowfoot, reed, sea holly, and sea campion. It supports Pluvialis squatarola (1.2% of the population), Limosa lapponica (0.6% of the population), and Branta bernicla bernicla (0.3% of the population). The site is used for recreation and grazing. Ramsar site no. 589. Most recent RIS information: 1999.
Administrative region: England
National legal designation:
  • asp
  • lnr
  • ncr
  • nnr
  • sssi
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-1999
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)