Medway Estuary and Marshes
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Kent |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 849 710[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 4,748.8 hectares (11,735 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1991[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Medway Estuary and Marshes is a 4,748.8-hectare (11,735-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches along the banks of the River Medway between Gillingham and Sheerness in Kent.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] a Ramsar internationally important wetland site,[4] and a Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[5] Part of the land area designated as Medway Estuary and Marshes SSSI is owned by the Church Commissioners[6].
This site is internationally important for its wintering birds, and nationally important for its breeding birds. It is also has an outstanding flora, such as the nationally rare oak-leaved goosefoot and the nationally scarce slender hare's-ear.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Medway Estuary and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Map of Medway Estuary and Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 4. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Medway Estuary and Marshes". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Medway Estuary and Marshes". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Medway Estuary and Marshes citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
