The Kench, Hayling Island | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Hayling Island, Hampshire |
OS grid | SZ 692 997 |
Area | 6.0 hectares (15 acres) |
Managed by | Hampshire Countryside Service |
The Kench, Hayling Island is a 6-hectare (15-acre) Local Nature Reserve on Hayling Island in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service. [1] [2] It is part of Chichester and Langstone Harbours Ramsar site [3] and Special Protection Area, [4] Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation [5] and Langstone Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest. [6]
This site on the south shore of Langstone Harbour is an area of saltmarsh and intertidal mud. Birds use the mud as a feeding area at low tide and roost on a shingle ridge during high tide. [1]
The Kench, Hayling Island | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Hayling Island, Hampshire |
OS grid | SZ 692 997 |
Area | 6.0 hectares (15 acres) |
Managed by | Hampshire Countryside Service |
The Kench, Hayling Island is a 6-hectare (15-acre) Local Nature Reserve on Hayling Island in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service. [1] [2] It is part of Chichester and Langstone Harbours Ramsar site [3] and Special Protection Area, [4] Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation [5] and Langstone Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest. [6]
This site on the south shore of Langstone Harbour is an area of saltmarsh and intertidal mud. Birds use the mud as a feeding area at low tide and roost on a shingle ridge during high tide. [1]