Kent, Surrey and Sussex Branch - Guided tour of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Start/Finish date: 22nd August 2012 11.00 a.m.
Location: Rye Harbour, East Sussex, TN31 7TU
Member Price: £0.00
Non-Member Price: £0.00
Event type: Day Out
CPD information: If you are registered with the Society for CPD then please contact David Ware for discussion of the allocation of points for attendance at this event.
Event Summary
On August 22nd at 11.00 am we have a tour of the flora and fauna of the Rye Harbour nature reserve, led by Dr Barry Yates, the Reserve Manager. This reserve has been designated an SSSI because of the many unusual plants and animals that live there, especially on the shingle where the harsh conditions protect many rare and endangered species.
Event description
On Wednesday August 22nd at11.00 am we have a tour of the flora and fauna of the Rye Harbour nature reserve, led by Dr Barry Yates, the Reserve Manager. This reserve lies within a large triangle of land extending south from Rye, along the River Rother, past Rye Harbour to the sea, westward to Winchelsea Beach and northwards along the River Brede. It has been designated as a SSSI because of the many unusual plants and animals that live there, especially on the shingle where the harsh conditions protect many rare and endangered species. There are also large gravel pits created by shingle extraction and these have become valuable habitats for wetland wildlife observable from the several hides. The tour is expected to last about two hours.
Contact
Dr David Ware
Email: david.ware1@ntlworld.com
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