Prince's Beachlands

Prince's Beachlands is a 6-hectare (15-acre) Local Nature Reserve north of Sandwich in Kent. It is owned by Dover Town Council and managed by Kent Wildlife Trust as part of the Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes nature reserve.[1][2][3] It is part of the Sandwich and Pegwell Bay Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[4] Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Ramsar site,[5] Sandwich Bay Special Area of Conservation,[6][7] Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area[8] and Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.[9]

Prince's Beachlands
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
Location, Kent
OS gridTR 353 610
Area6.0 hectares (15 acres)
Managed byKent Wildlife Trust

This site has diverse habitats and it is internationally important for its seabirds. It is also notable for its butterflies, fungi and reptiles.[1]

The Stour Valley Walk runs through the site.

References
  1. "Prince's Beachlands". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. "Map of Prince's Beachlands". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. "Sandwich and Pegwell Bay". Kent Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 2–4. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  5. "Designated Sites View: Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. "Designated Sites View: Sandwich Bay". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. "Designated Sites View: Thanet Coast". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. "Designated Sites View: Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  9. "Designated Sites View: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

51.299°N 1.374°E / 51.299; 1.374

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