Location
Key Information
| 26 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 47 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
Boundary: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (Unmodified)
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Last updated on 03 August 2021.
Purpose
To protect the habitats that support a diverse range of water birds throughout the year, and the species listed in Annex I of the Council Directive 79/409/EEC. There are large areas of mudflat, which have high densities of invertebrates providing a good food source for wading birds.
Species of Concern: avocet, little tern, dunlin, grey plover, red knot, northern pintail, redshank, common ringed plover, shelduck
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
It is prohibited to take or disturb cockles without a permit.
Additional measures may apply. Refer to the Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority Byelaws.
Allowed
Other types of fishing may be permitted in accordance with applicable regulations.