Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Rye Harbour

Facts
Size (Hectares): 
325
Region: 
South East
Site Owned By: 
Environment Agency, Sussex Wildlife Trust
Site Managed By: 
East Sussex County Council.
Contact Information: 
Free A5 booklet by sending sae to: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, East Sussex, TN36 4LU
Map Info
County: 
East Sussex
Grid Reference: 
TQ 940 178
Information
Place Description: 
Footpaths, wheelchair access, hides, Information centre, guided walks, toilets, shop
Habitat: 
Shingle, saltmarsh, lagoons, reedbeds and ponds
Wildlife Description: 
.Ten species of breeding seabirds, five breeding waders, sea pea, sea heath and sea kale. Wintering bittern and smew with large flocks of golden plover, lapwing and curlew.
Volunteer: 
Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve established 1973 now with over 1,600 members