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| UK and Ireland Birding Directory |
| BOC - Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory |
Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is an area of some 430 hectares
comprising sandy and muddy seashores, sand-dunes, saltmarshes and
freshwater habitats extending for a distance of about 3 miles along the
Lincolnshire coast, from the southern end of Skegness to the entrance
of the Wash. The Reserve is managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
under a lease from its owners the Lincolnshire County Council and East
Lindsey District Council.
The primary function of the Reserve, which is recognised as an area of
international scientific interest, is to conserve this unspoilt stretch
of coastline and its important communities of plants and animals.
Within the Reserve is the most extensive complex of sand-dunes and
saltmarshes in Lincolnshire.
Management is designed to assist visitors to enjoy and appreciate the
area. There is a network of paths, designed to take the visitor easily
around the major habitats whilst keeping disturbance to a minimum. Many
typical plants growing in characteristic habitats are labelled at
points where they may easily be seen from the paths.
There is an observation platform at Mill Hill with extensive views of
the surrounding landscape, and public hides overlook the Mere and
Fenland Lagoon.
The Nature Reserve is recognised both nationally and internationally as
an area of outstanding wildlife and geomorphological importance. It has
been designated an SSSI, NNR, RAMSAR (site of international wetland
importance), SPA (EC Birds directive).
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