Gigger's Island

Gigger's Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. The island is situated near to the Frome and Piddle rivers, near to the opening of Poole Harbour.[1][2] The entrance to the harbour is lit to the north of Gigger's Island.[3] Historically, the island was part of the boundary of the parish of Arne,[4] and in 2006, the island was purchased by the Dorset Wildfowlers Association.[1] Landing on the island is only permitted below the high water mark,[5] and at nighttime the island is sometimes home to 20,000 gulls.[6]

Gigger's Island in Poole Harbour.

References
  1. Gatacre, Kate (3 December 2009). "Dorset Wildfowlers". Shooting UK. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. Rainsley, Mark (April 2011). South West Sea Kayaking: Isle of Wight to the Severn Estuary. Echo eBooks. ISBN 9781906095284. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. Towler, Perrin; Fishwick, Mark (October 2016). Reeds Channel Almanac 2017. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472930453. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. "New Boundaries Stated". Western Gazette. 5 September 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 9 September 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Fisher, Stuart (January 2012). Rivers of Britain: Estuaries, Tideways, Havens, Lochs, Firths and Kyles. A & C Black. ISBN 9781408155837. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. "Poole Harbour: Ecological Sensitivity Analysis of the Shoreline" (PDF) (pdf). Natural Environment Research Council. p. 22. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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