Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes

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Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Pegwell Bay
Area of Search Kent
Grid reference TR 352 592 [1]
InterestBiological
Geological
Area1,790.1 hectares (4,423 acres) [1]
Notification 1993 [1]
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Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes is a 1,790.1-hectare (4,423-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches between Deal and Sandwich in Kent. [1] [2] It includes two Geological Conservation Review sites, [3] [4] and most of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. [5] Part of it is a Ramsar site, [6] a Special Area of Conservation, [7] [8] a Special Protection Area [9] and a National Nature Reserve, [10] [11] It also includes a Kent Wildlife Trust nature reserve [12] and a Local Nature Reserve, [13]

This site has over 30 plant species and 168 invertebrates which are nationally rare and nationally scarce, and several wintering birds are present in nationally important numbers. It is also a geologically important site, with diverse fish fossils dating to the Thanetian around 57 million years ago. [14]

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References

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  2. "Map of Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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Coordinates: 51°16′59″N1°22′16″E / 51.283°N 1.371°E / 51.283; 1.371